Hello, Le 05/04/2010 17:48, Sameer Verma a écrit : > > Any pointers to a one pager on how to use SoaS Blueberry > (including the boot CD, if necessary)? > No point in reinventing the wheel if its already done > and available for reuse. > > cheers, > Sameer
On March 13, I sent the following notes on the [SoaS] mailing list. I hope that they can be used as a starting point for a complete document. Sincerely, Jean Thiéry [Jean.Thiery(ò)ModLibre.info][http://ModLibre.info/] Member of OLPC-France [http://olpc-france.org] ================================================================ PREPARATION OF AN OPERATIONAL SoaS USB KEY With SoaS-2-Blueberry (version 0.86.3) ================================================================ Choose a 4 GB USB Key (presently larger keys are not completely used). Keys with a led flashing during data transfers are recommended for safety reasons. A. CREATION OF A LIVE SoaS USB KEY Follow instructions on http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Blueberry#Download_locations All available space should be dedicated to "Persistent Storage". Creation of a live USB key needs approximately 10 min, depending on the USB transfer rate and on the size of the persistent storage. B. BOOT ON THE NEW SoaS USB KEY - Shut down your computer. - Insert the SoaS USB key. - Start your computer. You may have to immediately press a key ("Esc", "F10", ...) for booting on the SoaS USB key. In other cases you may have to boot with an auxiliary CD. See "Boot Helper" on http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Blueberry#Download_locations C. CHECK ON JOURNAL CAPACITY - On the first boot, choose the proper user icon. - Push the cursor on the "Journal" icon just below the user icon on the activity screen. The Journal capacity is displayed : usually around 425 MB at the first boot. D. LOCALIZATION - Push the cursor on the user icon on the activity screen. - Push the cursor on the user name - Click on "My Settings" - Click on "Keyboard" - Choose the proper "Keyboard Layout(s)" For France : 1 French [(Legacy) Alternative, France] For Morocco : 1 French [(Legacy) Alternative, France] 2 Arabic [azerty, Arabic] 3 Berber languages [Tifinagh, Morocco] Key(s) to change layout : Alt-Shift NB: These choices could be optimized by specialists. - Click on the upper right "Check" sign. - Click on "Language". Choose the proper language(s) depending on your country. - Click on the upper right "X" sign. NB 1: After localization, there is nearly no change in the Journal capacity NB 2: Keyboard(s) and language(s) can be checked later on with the Speak activity. E. CHECK ON UPDATES - Push the cursor on the user icon on the activity screen. - Push the cursor on user name. - Click on "My Settings" (or its translation). - Click on "Software update" (or its translation). The complete check needs approximately 12 min with a 100 MB/s connexion F. UPDATING ACTIVITIES The complete update needs approximately 10 min with a 100 MB/s connexion (update time in February 2010 for 18 updates corresponding to 61 MB). NB: After update, there is a large decrease in the Journal capacity : 425 MB -> 340 MB, for example. G. INSTALLATION OF NEW ACTIVITIES Depending on educational projects. H. INSTALLATION OF NEW EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Depending on educational projects. I. SHUTDOWN - Push the cursor on the user icon on the activity screen. - Push the cursor on the user name - Click on "Shutdown" (or its translation). You may extract the SoaS USB key when the computer is stopped. _______________________________________________ SoaS mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas
