On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Caroline Meeks <[email protected]>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 
> <[email protected]<meaton.2v%[email protected]>
> > 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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