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On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 1:00 PM, george pope <gpope...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm here oin Ghana and though neither a Sugar expert nor teacher I'm > trying to reccomend SOAS to school friends in Accra. > > Is this premature? > > george pope > kokrobite ghana > > > > On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Thomas C Gilliard > <satel...@bendbroadband.com> wrote: >> >> Fred: >> >> I just tested new script: >> >> Several possible problems with error handling with the new script: >> >> 1-) live USB was 4GB tried to write to 2GB USB >> error : >> too small to write, shutdown >> Inserted new 4GB fat 32 with no boot flag >> cd /mnt/live/SugarClone >> "No such file or directory" >> Reboot USB and Directory is there..... >> >> 2-) live USB was 4GB tried to write to fat 32 4 GB USB (no boot flag) >> error: >> no boot flag* >> cd /mnt/live >> "No such file or directory" >> Reboot USB and Directory is there..... >> >> 3-) live USB was 4GB write to fat 32 4 GB USB with boot flag set* >> >> SugarClone works fine >> >>>It looks like your error shutdown of script leaves the /mnt/live directory >>> in a changed state.... >> "Cleaning up to exit" not totally working< >> >> * your script error instructions for setting boot flag with parted: >> '...................................... >> # /sbin/parted /dev/sdc >> (parted) toggle N boot >> (error: "expects partition number")? >> ....................................... >> I used Gparted on USB externally then retried it and it worked fine. >> >> Note: script fails to make bootable USB if it is a SanDisk Cruzer 4GB that >> has a hidden U3 partition. >> (only removable in windows if done prior to using it in linux) (I guess it >> writes grub to wrong place) >> Gparted does not see this partition at all >> *These are in Cheap multi-packs at Cosco and may not even be marked that >> they contain the U3 partition. >> >> Script worked great on a normal USB >> >> SugarClone is a great Idea! >> >> Tom Gilliard >> satellit >> >> Frederick Grose wrote: >> >> A maintenance update is now available at >> >> http://people.sugarlabs.org/fgrose/SugarClone. >> >> >> >> New: >> >> >> >> 1. Records the remix details for the Sugar Clone in the new build file >> that displays in the 'My Settings' 'About my computer'. >> >> For example, >> >> Build: Remixed soas-i386-20100501.07.iso in a Sugar Clone prepared >> by SoaS-Mirabelle-May on 03 May 2010 >> Sugar on a Stick 3 (Mirabelle) >> Fedora release 13 (Goddard) >> >> Sugar: 0.88.0 >> >> >> 2. Bug fixes >> >> >> >> b. Improved support for cloning from one attached device to >> >> >> >> another. >> >> >> >> >> Test Usage: >> >> >> >> 1. Before booting the SoaS device that will be the source of the new >> >> >> >> SugarClone, copy the SugarClone script to the root '/' folder at >> >> >> >> >> the base of the filesystem for the device, or, to /mnt/live (from >> >> >> >> >> the perspective of a running LiveOS image). >> >> >> >> >> 2. Boot the USB stick into SoaS and insert a second USB device into >> >> >> >> the computer running that SoaS image. >> >> >> >> >> 3. In the Terminal Activity of that running SoaS image, enter the >> >> >> >> command, >> >> >> >> >> /mnt/live/SugarClone >> >> >> >> If there is more than one USB/SD storage device available, a menu of >> the devices >> will appear to allow you to select the target device. >> >> >> >> The scripts will copy the currently running image to the target device. When >> that device is booted, a new, Sugar Learner sign-in will be triggered. The >> previously customized Journal and operating system will be present on the >> Sugar Clone image. >> >> >> >> On a running LiveOS image, the root folder of the USB/SD device is >> >> >> >> available at the /mnt/live mount point. The SugarClone script >> >> >> >> >> can be obtained (assuming Internet connectivity) as follows: >> >> >> >> >> 1. In the Terminal Activity, change the working directory: >> >> >> >> cd /mnt/live >> >> >> >> 2. wget http://people.sugarlabs.org/fgrose/SugarClone >> >> >> >> 3. chmod +x SugarClone >> >> >> >> at this point, you may simply execute >> >> >> >> SugarClone >> >> >> >> See http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone for >> >> >> >> more information. >> >> >> >> >> Notes: >> >> >> >> See http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/LiveOS_image for more information >> on optimizing file storage on LiveOS images. >> >> --Fred >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> _______________________________________________ >> SoaS mailing list >> SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SoaS mailing list >> SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >> >> > _______________________________________________ SoaS mailing list SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas
