On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Thomas C Gilliard<[email protected]> wrote: > Caroline: > > I have been using the following USB Sticks extensively in my testing and > have NEVER had a failure with them....: ) > *Toshiba (2,4,8,16 GB)- [V fast] > *Lexar firefly (2GB) -[v fast] > *Lexar 2GB (the silver ones with a capacity indicator on the sides) [fast] > *Cruzer micro 2 GB (with the slide out usb plug) [fast] > > Most of my testing is for VMware Appliances but I also test standard Sugar > on a stick USB's about 30% of the time. > > I have done over 20-30 reformats on some of them with Ubuntu Partition > editor and /or > dd install of raw files (openSUSE) > > I use a strawberry firefly 2GB (created with the install script) for my > normal daily access with the EeePC900 to see the F1 Neighborhood wirelessly. > > <Are you sure you are using the correct brands for reliability?>
We probably made a mistake in purchasing Microcenter store brand sticks for this experiment. > > The Toshiba and Lexar firefly models are the best. > > I also tried and stopped using a PNY 16G mini attache' which is junk and > very slow. > > I have noticed that some USB Sockets are loose fitting and can cause a > momentary failure if wiggled. Are your students bumping the sticks while > using them? This one we have covered: We use USB extension cables. > > Notes: > > 1. When you use a VMPlayer USB Appliance, you CAN write to the same USB the > appliance is on to write from the sugar clipboard to the frame USB Icon. > This is then accessible from windows or linux after you stop the Soas > Session. (In strawberry Soas1; NOT available in openSUSE) > > ie: you can then print the saved files or open them in Open Office...... > > 2. With VMPlayer you can install students VM Appliances serially and/or > simultaneously on the same PC without rebooting. > > Regards; > > Tom Gilliard > satellit > > +1 >> >> My gut feeling is we don't want a LiveUSB, we want a bootable USB with a >> regular install on it. Ideally being installed from a LiveCD, that can >> either directly boot and demo Sugar, install to a USB stick, or install to >> a >> hard-disk. Once booted we'd want the minimum of file writes to maximise a >> stick lifetime, and reduce the chance of a write landing as a child >> unplugs. >> >> Regards, >> --Gary >> >> > > +1 except I think that we need it sooner not later. > It is the most likely suspect on most of our stick failures. We will have > upset teachers and kids if its not more reliable plus added expense and time > costs. > > It is a blocker on: > > - Reading things you've created on your Sugar Stick on a Windows or Mac > machine. > - Createing a VM that can switch stick based users without rebooting out > of the native OS- This will help usability quite a bit on the Mac Laptops > the GPA will be using next year. > > I'm going to try to create a spec and publicize our need for help to my > network. I'd love help with both parts of that. > > > _______________________________________________ > Marketing mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing > > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ Marketing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing
