On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <to...@sugarlabs.org> wrote:
> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 16:49, Luke Faraone <l...@faraone.cc> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > This is turning into a larger project than I'd originally imagined. > > > > Since the current process of using LVM loop-mounted partitions prevents > us > > from mounting the SoaS filesystem outside of SoaS itself, we had to come > up > > with a new method of installing SoaS that *can* be read by a running OS. > > I've done some work on modifying Canonical's Live USB creator to support > > this, but it will take some time. > > Hi Luke, can you point us to a link where we can learn more about what > you are trying to accomplish? I think this is Ticket 598 to support the Gardner Pilot. the use case is here: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Gardner_Pilot_Academy#Critical_Path_Technical_Issues Let me know if I'm wrong about this! Thanks, Caroline > > > Thanks, > > Tomeu > > > We've decided to set up the partitions on devices as descried on the wiki > > (permalink). This has the additional benefit of additional stability > > (loop-mounted filesystems are inherently more fragile), as well as > > (hopefully) increased compatability with older and odder BIOSes that only > > support USB-ZIP booting, rather than the more modern USB-HDD. > > > > There should be a decently stable version of the USB creator with these > > changes around by mid to late June, however it might need to be pushed > back > > until the next SoaS release. > > > > There is little to no risk with implementing it late in the SoaS release > > schedule, if it was to be ready before then, since it is currently a > > non-essential component; there exist many other ways to create a SoaS > stick, > > and the creator would be able to work with existing SoaS images without a > > problem. > > > > -- > > Luke Faraone > > http://luke.faraone.cc > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove carol...@solutiongrove.com 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax
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