Hi Caryl, You can grab the latest build from here. Grab the x86_64 one.
http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/soas/ Peter On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Caryl Bigenho <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Peter, > > My first attempt at downloading did not complete. Now the link isn't > working. Has it been moved? > > Caryl > >> Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:31:00 +0100 >> Subject: Re: [SoaS] "Read Only" SoaS Almost Passes the "Teacher Test"... >> but not quite. >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected] >> >> Hi Caryl, >> >> Do you think you could try the 64 bit version of SOAS on your Mac and >> see if it works? There is an issue booting the 32 bit version off >> newer Macs. >> >> >> http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/soas/soas-x86_64-20100416.18.iso >> >> Regards, >> Peter >> >> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Caryl Bigenho <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hi George and All, >> > >> > OK, so I tried changing the name of the SoaS usb stick to "FEDORA" in >> > the >> > finder on 2 different Macs, running 10.4 and 10.5. It wasn't an option >> > on >> > either... but I found out why. I just don't know how to fix it. >> > >> > I did the get-info process (highlight the item on the screen, then >> > "command-i". At the very bottom I expanded "Sharing & Permissions".... >> > >> > "You can only read" >> > >> > So.... that explains why I can't change the name and why the Name and >> > Color >> > Combination choices don't persist between boots (recall... I was able to >> > boot it with the extra step of holding down the "c" key while booting >> > with >> > the boot helper disk and then "Tab" and editing the text that appears on >> > the >> > screen as suggested by George below). >> > >> > So... How do we create an SoaS stick that isn't "read only"???? >> > >> > Caryl >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:17:23 -0400 >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [support-gang] SoaS Almost Passes the "Teacher Test"... but >> > not >> > quite. >> > >> > on my OSX10.4, if you open finder, <ctl>click on the usb name in the >> > left >> > column, I am given the option to rename the USB stick. >> > >> > George >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:14 AM, Caryl Bigenho <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > Hi George and All, >> > >> > Thanks to George's patience and persistence and all of the hints you >> > sent, >> > I finally got the image-writer-mac program to work and make a SoaS usb >> > stick. We used the method where we dragged the files over from a finder >> > window to the terminal window. >> > >> > I feel sure it is good, but I don't have a handy PC to try it on and >> > there >> > is a funny problem trying to boot it on the MacBook with the help of the >> > Boot Helper CD. I got that same fateful sounding "sleeping forever" >> > message >> > that someone else got earlier in the week. >> > >> > The MacBook, requires a boot helper disk that looks for a usb stick >> > named >> > FEDORA. I suspect they wrote it that way so it can also be used with >> > Strawberry and with other future versions of SoaS. However, this stick >> > is >> > named "soas-2-blueberry", not FEDORA. >> > >> > Well I tried to rename the usb stick "FEDORA" when it was finished so I >> > could use it on the MacBook, but, try as I may, I cannot change the >> > name. I >> > even tried it on Ed's computer too (a G4 Powerbook) with no luck. I can >> > change the name of any other file or other usb stick, but not this one. >> > It >> > is apparently "soas-2-blueberry", forever. >> > >> > I even tried another tack. I changed the name of the >> > "soas-2-blueberry.iso" >> > file to "FEDORA.iso" before going to terminal to run the >> > image-writer-mac >> > program again and make another stick. It still wrote the name as >> > "soas-2-blueberry". So now, I have made 2 SoaS usb drives I can probably >> > use >> > on PCs, but not on Macs. >> > >> > Finally, I tried the method one of you put up a few days ago where you >> > boot >> > holding down the C key, then the Tab, then change the instructions in >> > the >> > edit mode. While this did work, it is definitely not "Teacher-friendly." >> > >> > If someone could figure out a way to change the name of the usb stick >> > from >> > "soas-2-blueberry" to FEDORA somewhere along the way when making the >> > SoaS >> > stick, we would have something that definitely would meet the "teacher >> > test." I repeat, all usual methods failed. Any ideas??? >> > >> > I still have 8 days before InfoTech. >> > >> > Caryl >> > >> > BTW, The choice of "Name" and color combination did not persist from >> > boot to >> > boot. >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > support-gang mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > SoaS mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ SoaS mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas
