hmmm... yes, I downloaded and installed v3.2 on March 4th... four days before the new version came out!
the utility itself keeps as a big fat secret what version it is... I'll be happy if that fixes the problem... but upset if the 8 or 10 hours I have put in trying to boot useless sticks was because of that... our wiki page really needs precise information... which by the way I am willing to write, if I manage to boot my XO with a SoaS image been trying for days on end :-( don't get me wrong I appreciate the utility's existence since I only have Macs in the house and I don't know how to "burn" a USB .iso from my two GNU/Linux netbooks or old PC with a liveCD OK, will try again many thanks Sean On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 4:57 PM, Wade Brainerd <wad...@gmail.com> wrote: > I believe only the most recent LiveUSB Creator programs will put an > 'olpc.fth' on there for you. > > Maybe the sticks were created with an older version? > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Sean DALY <sdaly...@gmail.com> wrote: >> OK thanks Wade >> >> If you can tell me just which image you have, I can try with that one. >> >> Same behavior with the SD card in or out, and on the other XO with no >> SD card at all. >> >> Neither the SoaS-1 (March 5th), nor the SoaS-2 (March 21st) have a >> 'boot' directory, nor a '.fth' Forth script at all. If I stick one on, >> will it boot? >> >> I suspected this was the problem as I explored the sticks from the ok >> prompt.... this is why we need some kind of integrity checker for a >> "burned" stick, to check if anything is missing, or if the user has >> monkeyed with files (Scout's honor I did not :-), or (say) the >> timestamp of an x.org config file, etc. >> >> thanks >> >> Sean >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Wade Brainerd <wad...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hey Sean, >>> >>> FWIW I have successfully booted my XO-1 from SoaS-1 using an older image, I >>> haven't tried the latest. I used LiveUSB Creator for Windows with a PATRIOT >>> 2GB stick. >>> >>> What you might be seeing is that you have a SD card with a bootable >>> partition on your XO. I think that might take priority over booting from >>> USB. >>> >>> You can boot manually from OFW.. something like >>> >>> ok boot u:\boot\olpc.fth >>> >>> should locate 'boot\olpc.fth' on the USB key and start it manually. >>> >>> -Wade >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Sean DALY <sdaly...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm sorry, but I'm a bit confused here, is it possible or not at this >>>> time to boot an XO-1 from a SoaS image (as we claim on the wiki: >>>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/OLPC)? >>>> >>>> if so, how? since the instructions for Option 1 on the wiki page are >>>> not working for me. >>>> >>>> I see there is a new SoaS-2 image in there, again, I don't think we >>>> should be recommending to G1G1 owners they use that one yet? >>>> >>>> As I say, I have doubts about the SoaS-1 and SoaS-2 sticks I am using, >>>> it appears the XO can't find anything to boot with on these sticks >>>> while my Acer Aspire One boots up with both (?) >>>> >>>> I suppose there's no way to boot manually from a stick from OFW? >>>> >>>> thanks >>>> >>>> Sean >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Dave Bauer <dave.ba...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > I am having a more fundamental issue. >>>> > >>>> > 1) First I used liveusb-creator on windows with Soas1 and created the >>>> > crc >>>> > and img files to install to the NAND. That doesn't work for me. >>>> > >>>> > 2) Next I tried technique one from Fedora 10 but the livecd-iso-to-disk >>>> > does >>>> > not have the --xo options. It looks like those instructions use a newer >>>> > version of livecd-tools. Is this impossible from Fedora 10? What else >>>> > should >>>> > I be using. >>>> > >>>> > Dave >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Martin Dengler >>>> >> <mar...@martindengler.com> wrote: >>>> >> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 02:28:08PM +0100, Sean DALY wrote: >>>> >> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/OLPC >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> I am late writing an article on this and I'm not getting anywhere >>>> >> >> because I can't boot either of my XOs from USB. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > I've had plenty of success booting from NAND and USB.> >>>> >> > >>>> >> >> * I see that most recent image is SoaS-2, is this what we want to >>>> >> >> recommend right now to G1G1 owners? Would a choice be better? >>>> >> > >>>> >> > SoaS-2 needs more testing and bugfixing IMHO. We shouldn't recommend >>>> >> > it to G1G1 owners unless they want to be testers. >>>> >> > >>>> >> >> * I can't boot my XO which is at firmware Q2E18 but I am ready to >>>> >> >> try >>>> >> >> a later firmware such as Q2E28 or Q2E34 >>>> >> > >>>> >> > I don't think this is a firmware issue. I was booting off NAND with >>>> >> > Q2E19. >>>> >> > >>>> >> >> Sean >>>> >> > >>>> >> > Martin >>>> >> > >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> Sugar-devel mailing list >>>> >> Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org >>>> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Dave Bauer >>>> > d...@solutiongrove.com >>>> > http://www.solutiongrove.com >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Sugar-devel mailing list >>>> Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org >>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel