Dave, Thanks. I will probably train my 20 Tech Team students to do this, which will empower them and help the process.
Gerald On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Dave Bauer <dave.ba...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Gerald Ardito <gerald.ard...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I am excited about trying this. I manage a deployment of 140 XO-1's in a > > school in Westchester County, New York and have really wanted to upgrade > our > > software from the official build. > > How do I "disable security?" > > > > Check out this page: > > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys#Getting_a_developer_key_for_your_running_XO_laptop > > You need to open Browse, click "get developer key" from the OLPC home > page (if your build is new enough) or type file:///home/.devkey.html > in the address bar. Then there are further instructions to disable > security on that wiki page > > You need a key for every XO so this might be time consuming. > > Dave > > > Many thanks. > > Gerald > > > > On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Thomas C Gilliard > > <satel...@bendbroadband.com> wrote: > >> > >> Caryl; > >> > >> I just bought a G1G1 XO-1 on e-bay for testing. > >> * I requested and downloaded a developer key > >> * disabled security (very important!) > >> * installed f11-xo-1-py (fedora 11 gnome and sugar) > >> http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os140py.img > >> http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os140py.crc > >> > >> This is great software and expands the capabilities of the OLPC XO-1 > >> that bernie has developed for the Paraguay deployment (english and > >> spanish) > >> > >> In the Gnome desktop terminal program on the XO-1: > >> su > >> yum install liveusb-creator > >> > >> liveusb-creator runs using 2 USB sticks: > >> 1-) Target USB 2GB or larger > >> 2-) USB with Blueberry/strawberry.iso's (downloaded on another PC) > >> > >> >DO NOT DOWNLOAD soas.iso's to the XO-1< > >> It has too small a working solid state HD to do this. > >> This is very similar to running a 3 stick solution on a EeePC900 > >> > >> The XO-1 is much slower (50min for Blueberry soas) than the EeePC900; > >> but it makes Soas Live USB's fine. > >> (Plus they boot on the XO-1, just leave them inserted and do a shutdown > >> and restart.) > >> I just did this with the soas-2-blueberry.iso and it boots on the XO-1 > >> plus on the EeePC900. > >> (A EeePC900 livecd-iso-to-disk script created live usb will not boot on > >> the XO-1) > >> > >> This could be a nice way to demonstrate sugar and the OLPC XO-1 > >> while it makes and runs Soas Live USB's > >> > >> > >> Tom Gilliard > >> satellit > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Caryl Bigenho wrote: > >> > Thanks Tom for the confirmation! I suspected it might work like that, > >> > but not being a PC person, I wasn't sure. > >> > > >> > Sounds like a "piece of cake." > >> > > >> > Caryl > >> > > >> > Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:08:38 -0700 > >> > From: satel...@bendbroadband.com > >> > To: cbige...@hotmail.com > >> > CC: s...@lists.sugarlabs.org; iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org; > >> > support-g...@laptop.org > >> > Subject: Re: [SoaS] "SoaS For Dummies?" > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Caryl Bigenho wrote: > >> > > >> > Hi Bert, Tom, and All, > >> > > >> > In case you are all wondering why I want to make this so easy, > remember > >> > that while I am sort of a "closet techie" and could learn to do all > these > >> > fancy work-arounds, I also have many years experience working with > and > >> > training other educators who are very shy about using computers. > >> > > >> > For most of them it has to be very simple and work almost as a > >> > "plug-'n-play." Even the boot-helper disk is a stretch, but I think it > is > >> > doable with some very clear step-by-step instructions. It needs to be > easy, > >> > and hopefully fun, with a high probability of success. > >> > > >> > Bert wrote: > >> > > >> > The iso file is a "CD image". ISO is short for "ISO 9660", a.k.a. > "CDFS > >> > (Compact Disc File System)". It is a file system designed for CDs, > which is > >> > read-only. > >> > > >> > So, I could save money and just use an image on a cd, but > unfortunately > >> > the live CD will not boot on a MacBook. It needs a boot helper cd to > run the > >> > usb stick version and there is only one optical drive on the machine. > >> > > >> > Probably about 50% of the teachers will have Macs. > >> > > >> > And, Tom suggested using Virtual Box: > >> > > >> > I really didn't want to use the Virtual Box again. I did that with an > >> > early version of Strawberry. I think the Virtual Box would be a deal > >> > breaker for a lot of teachers, whereas a usb version with the boot > helper cd > >> > should be quite acceptable and easy to use. That is why I was hoping > to get > >> > a usb version that could be used on both PCs and Macs. > >> > > >> > After all the advice I got from you folks, I ordered a refurbished > eeePC > >> > 900 with Windows XP today. It will arrive Monday. I chose to get one > with > >> > Windows XP because the Fedora Live USB Creator seems to be the easiest > route > >> > to success... sort of "SoaS for Dummies!" > >> > > >> > So... according to the instructions at > >> > <http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions> you > download the > >> > blueberry image while in the LiveUSB Creator. Rather than downloading > all > >> > over again, can I just plug in one of my usb sticks with SoaS (created > on > >> > the Mac) and use it? Or could I download it to the eeePC once and use > it > >> > there? What would be the easiest, most fool-proof way to do this? > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Caryl; > >> > > >> > YOU DO NOT NEED external CD to do this: > >> > > >> > * Copy-paste the <Blueberry.iso>file from the SugarCreation Kit > >> > CD onto an empty USB inserted in your MAC > >> > > >> > * transfer the .iso to your EeePC900 by inserting that USB into the > >> > EeePC900 and (drag - drop/copy-paste) the .iso to the XP Desktop. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > * Install Liveusb-creator for Windows: (See attached .png file) > >> > > >> > https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/ > >> > > >> > * Use Liveusb-creator for windows to make a soas USB with it. > >> > > >> > * Do not do a Download again. use left select box (use existing live > >> > CD/ Browse) to find the blueberry.iso on the XP Desktop > >> > > >> > * Insert a new target USB (2GB fat16) into EeePC900 ad see it appear > >> > in Target Device window > >> > > >> > * move slider to set persistence storage (Max it ) > >> > > >> > *Create Live USB....: ) > >> > > >> > Very simple > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > You can repeat this process for as many USB sticks that you want. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Tom Gilliard > >> > > >> > satellit > >> > > >> > --------------------------------------------- > >> > > >> > note: > >> > > >> > If you get a message in graphical window :"... reset mbr" > >> > > >> > exit the running graphical liveusb-creator > >> > > >> > and start windows terminal > >> > > >> > enter "liveusb-creator --reset-mbr" > >> > > >> > it will restart graphical liveusb-creator using this extra command. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > I do plan to purchase an optical drive as well, so I could put the > >> > image on cd. I could probably pick one up tomorrow or Sunday at Fry's > so I > >> > would have it when the eeePC arrives Monday. > >> > > >> > If the CD/DVD will work for accessing the files in the LiveUSB > Creator > >> > process, I could make a mini-version of Tom's Soas Creation Kit with > just a > >> > few files and hand it out at InfoTech. I would probably just include > the > >> > blueberry iso file, the boot-helper file, and maybe some instructions > in a > >> > text file. What else would be good to include on this "SoaS For > Dummies" > >> > disk? Remember KISS. > >> > > >> > Thanks for helping get this ready for the "Big Time!" > >> > Caryl > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > SoaS mailing list > >> > s...@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SoaS mailing list > > s...@lists.sugarlabs.org > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas > > > > > > > > -- > Dave Bauer > d...@solutiongrove.com > http://www.solutiongrove.com >
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