Re: [IAEP] Fwd: soas on classmate

2009-04-15 Thread Mitchell Seaton
Update:

Today I used Fedora Live USB creator on a windows machine to create the
SoaS-beta Live USB. Plugged it into Classmate-2 and it works! Sound, network
all good! very stoked.

Regards,
Mitch


On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 6:12 PM, Marten Vijn i...@martenvijn.nl wrote:

 Can you boot image from the drive with qemu and what happens?

 to install qemu
 sudo apt-get install qemu


 sudo qemu /dev/sdc

 My usb-drive is sdc here an can boot in qemu.

 FYI-1  I have seen about 10-20% of first attemps not working. That's why
 i wack the mbr of zero that whole drive.

 FYI-2 there are usb-drives/flashdrives that can't boot. To find out you
 need to play a little  with other hardware to find the failing part.
 Swapping parts is generally a fast way. And qemu can also help to
 isolate issues.


 Kind regards,
 Marten




 On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 13:18 +1000, Mitchell Seaton wrote:
 
 
  On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Caroline Meeks
  solutiongr...@gmail.com wrote:
  Hi,
 
  Is it this problem? http://dev.sugarlabs.org/ticket/421
 
  How much of the boot do you get through?
 
  No boot. I simply get Missing operating system. I select to boot
  from usb: Sony etc, and immediately shows this screen.
 
 
 
  If so I have some questions that might help us gather data.
 
  1. Did you burn your stick on windows or linux?
 
  Using Ubuntu 8.10 with livecd-iso-to-disk script,
 
 
  2. FAT or FAT32 format. And actually we know that in your
  case.  4GB can only be FAT32.  If you have a 1 or 2GB stick,
  try formatting it FAT before you burn and let me know if that
  works.
 
  Cleared the MBR, reformatted as FAT (32) using mkfs.vfat.
  Changed default to linux0 in syslinux.cfg.
  USB has two directories: LiveOS and syslinux directories.
 
  Still having the same problem occurring.
 
  Cheers,
  Mitch
 
 
 
 
  thanks,
  Caroline
 
 
  On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 3:59 AM, Mitchell Seaton meaton.2v
  +i...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 
  Hi,
 
  Recently I've been trying to load SoaS
  (
 http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/1/Soas1-200903232259.iso)
 onto a Classmate-2 laptop that we have here at my work. Following the
 instructions on the wiki (Sugar on a Stick/Installation) using using live
 iso to disk script, I created the USB (on a Sony 4GB Stick).
 
  However, booting from the USB on the Classmate I have
  the following msg Missing operating system. I know
  there are some examples of SoaS working out there in
  the community I was wondering if there maybe some
  steps I'm missing. I will try with different USB or SD
  card shortly. I have yet to try to boot on another
  machine so far.
 
  Regards,
  Mitchell Seaton
 
 
 
 
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Re: [IAEP] Fwd: soas on classmate

2009-04-07 Thread Marten Vijn
Can you boot image from the drive with qemu and what happens?

to install qemu
sudo apt-get install qemu


sudo qemu /dev/sdc

My usb-drive is sdc here an can boot in qemu. 

FYI-1  I have seen about 10-20% of first attemps not working. That's why
i wack the mbr of zero that whole drive.  

FYI-2 there are usb-drives/flashdrives that can't boot. To find out you
need to play a little  with other hardware to find the failing part.
Swapping parts is generally a fast way. And qemu can also help to
isolate issues. 


Kind regards,
Marten




On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 13:18 +1000, Mitchell Seaton wrote:
 
 
 On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Caroline Meeks
 solutiongr...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi,
 
 Is it this problem? http://dev.sugarlabs.org/ticket/421
 
 How much of the boot do you get through?
 
 No boot. I simply get Missing operating system. I select to boot
 from usb: Sony etc, and immediately shows this screen. 
  
 
 
 If so I have some questions that might help us gather data.
 
 1. Did you burn your stick on windows or linux?
 
 Using Ubuntu 8.10 with livecd-iso-to-disk script, 
  
 
 2. FAT or FAT32 format. And actually we know that in your
 case.  4GB can only be FAT32.  If you have a 1 or 2GB stick,
 try formatting it FAT before you burn and let me know if that
 works.
 
 Cleared the MBR, reformatted as FAT (32) using mkfs.vfat.  
 Changed default to linux0 in syslinux.cfg.
 USB has two directories: LiveOS and syslinux directories.
 
 Still having the same problem occurring. 
 
 Cheers,
 Mitch
 
 
 
 
 thanks,
 Caroline
 
 
 On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 3:59 AM, Mitchell Seaton meaton.2v
 +i...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 
 Hi,
 
 Recently I've been trying to load SoaS
 
 (http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/1/Soas1-200903232259.iso) onto 
 a Classmate-2 laptop that we have here at my work. Following the instructions 
 on the wiki (Sugar on a Stick/Installation) using using live iso to disk 
 script, I created the USB (on a Sony 4GB Stick). 
 
 However, booting from the USB on the Classmate I have
 the following msg Missing operating system. I know
 there are some examples of SoaS working out there in
 the community I was wondering if there maybe some
 steps I'm missing. I will try with different USB or SD
 card shortly. I have yet to try to boot on another
 machine so far. 
 
 Regards,
 Mitchell Seaton
 
 
 
 
 ___
 IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop
 project!)
 IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org
 http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
 
 
 
 
 -- 
 Caroline Meeks
 Solution Grove
 carol...@solutiongrove.com
 
 617-500-3488 - Office
 505-213-3268 - Fax
 
 ___
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http://martenvijn.nl/trac/wiki/soas  Sugar on a Stick
http://bsd.wifisoft.org/nek/ The Network Event Kit
http://har2009.org   13th-16th August 
http://opencommunitycamp.org 26th Jul - 2nd August

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[IAEP] Fwd: soas on classmate

2009-04-06 Thread Mitchell Seaton
Hi,

Recently I've been trying to load SoaS (
http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/1/Soas1-200903232259.iso) onto
a Classmate-2 laptop that we have here at my work. Following the
instructions on the wiki (Sugar on a Stick/Installation) using using live
iso to disk script, I created the USB (on a Sony 4GB Stick).

However, booting from the USB on the Classmate I have the following msg
Missing operating system. I know there are some examples of SoaS working
out there in the community I was wondering if there maybe some steps I'm
missing. I will try with different USB or SD card shortly. I have yet to try
to boot on another machine so far.

Regards,
Mitchell Seaton
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Re: [IAEP] Fwd: soas on classmate

2009-04-06 Thread Marten Vijn
On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 10:54 +0200, Marten Vijn wrote:
 On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 17:59 +1000, Mitchell Seaton wrote:
  Hi,
  
  Recently I've been trying to load SoaS
  (http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/1/Soas1-200903232259.iso) 
  onto a Classmate-2 laptop that we have here at my work. Following the 
  instructions on the wiki (Sugar on a Stick/Installation) using using live 
  iso to disk script, I created the USB (on a Sony 4GB Stick). 
  
  However, booting from the USB on the Classmate I have the following
  msg Missing operating system. I know there are some examples of SoaS
  working out there in the community I was wondering if there maybe some
  steps I'm missing. I will try with different USB or SD card shortly. I
  have yet to try to boot on another machine so far. 
 
 Try to disconnect the latops battery for some seconds,
 
 pls let me know if this works,

and try the stick on other devise.

sometimes I also zero the drive:

dd if=/dev/zero of=drive bs=1m

or some zero'ing the MBR also helps,

 
dd if=/dev/zero of=drive bs=512k count=1


I know 2G sd-card does work on a Classmate.
.
Kind regards,
Marten


 
 kind regards,
 Marten
 
 
  
  Regards,
  Mitchell Seaton
  
  
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Re: [IAEP] Fwd: soas on classmate

2009-04-06 Thread Marten Vijn
On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 17:59 +1000, Mitchell Seaton wrote:
 Hi,
 
 Recently I've been trying to load SoaS
 (http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/1/Soas1-200903232259.iso) onto 
 a Classmate-2 laptop that we have here at my work. Following the instructions 
 on the wiki (Sugar on a Stick/Installation) using using live iso to disk 
 script, I created the USB (on a Sony 4GB Stick). 
 
 However, booting from the USB on the Classmate I have the following
 msg Missing operating system. I know there are some examples of SoaS
 working out there in the community I was wondering if there maybe some
 steps I'm missing. I will try with different USB or SD card shortly. I
 have yet to try to boot on another machine so far. 

Try to disconnect the latops battery for some seconds,

pls let me know if this works,

kind regards,
Marten


 
 Regards,
 Mitchell Seaton
 
 
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Re: [IAEP] Fwd: soas on classmate

2009-04-06 Thread Caroline Meeks
Hi,

Is it this problem? http://dev.sugarlabs.org/ticket/421

How much of the boot do you get through?

If so I have some questions that might help us gather data.

1. Did you burn your stick on windows or linux?
2. FAT or FAT32 format. And actually we know that in your case.  4GB can
only be FAT32.  If you have a 1 or 2GB stick, try formatting it FAT before
you burn and let me know if that works.

thanks,
Caroline

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 3:59 AM, Mitchell Seaton
meaton.2v+i...@gmail.commeaton.2v%2bi...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 Hi,

 Recently I've been trying to load SoaS (
 http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/1/Soas1-200903232259.iso)
 onto a Classmate-2 laptop that we have here at my work. Following the
 instructions on the wiki (Sugar on a Stick/Installation) using using live
 iso to disk script, I created the USB (on a Sony 4GB Stick).

 However, booting from the USB on the Classmate I have the following msg
 Missing operating system. I know there are some examples of SoaS working
 out there in the community I was wondering if there maybe some steps I'm
 missing. I will try with different USB or SD card shortly. I have yet to try
 to boot on another machine so far.

 Regards,
 Mitchell Seaton


 ___
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Solution Grove
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617-500-3488 - Office
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Re: [IAEP] Fwd: soas on classmate

2009-04-06 Thread Mitchell Seaton
On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Caroline Meeks solutiongr...@gmail.comwrote:

 Hi,

 Is it this problem? http://dev.sugarlabs.org/ticket/421

 How much of the boot do you get through?


No boot. I simply get Missing operating system. I select to boot from usb:
Sony etc, and immediately shows this screen.




 If so I have some questions that might help us gather data.

 1. Did you burn your stick on windows or linux?


Using Ubuntu 8.10 with livecd-iso-to-disk script,



 2. FAT or FAT32 format. And actually we know that in your case.  4GB can
 only be FAT32.  If you have a 1 or 2GB stick, try formatting it FAT before
 you burn and let me know if that works.


Cleared the MBR, reformatted as FAT (32) using mkfs.vfat.
Changed default to linux0 in syslinux.cfg.
USB has two directories: LiveOS and syslinux directories.

Still having the same problem occurring.

Cheers,
Mitch



 thanks,
 Caroline

 On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 3:59 AM, Mitchell Seaton 
 meaton.2v+i...@gmail.commeaton.2v%2bi...@gmail.com
  wrote:

 Hi,

 Recently I've been trying to load SoaS (
 http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/1/Soas1-200903232259.iso)
 onto a Classmate-2 laptop that we have here at my work. Following the
 instructions on the wiki (Sugar on a Stick/Installation) using using live
 iso to disk script, I created the USB (on a Sony 4GB Stick).

 However, booting from the USB on the Classmate I have the following msg
 Missing operating system. I know there are some examples of SoaS working
 out there in the community I was wondering if there maybe some steps I'm
 missing. I will try with different USB or SD card shortly. I have yet to try
 to boot on another machine so far.

 Regards,
 Mitchell Seaton


 ___
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 --
 Caroline Meeks
 Solution Grove
 carol...@solutiongrove.com

 617-500-3488 - Office
 505-213-3268 - Fax

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