Replication is not the issue (we have Nexcopy, after all). So a 2GB image with some persistent storage, even if liveinstall doesn't work, would be the target.
-walter On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Thomas Gilliard <[email protected]> wrote: > On 01/20/2013 11:20 AM, Walter Bender wrote: >> >> Is there no longer a 2GB image available? >> >> -walter >> >> On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Thomas Gilliard >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On 01/18/2013 06:57 PM, Greg Morris, Nexcopy wrote: >>>> >>>> Ok. Great. I can send them to that address. >>>> >>>> Waiting for download link and we'll get them done Tues and ship out. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Greg >>>> •••••••••••••••••••• >>>> Sorry for the short eMail, sent from my iPhone. >>>> >>>> On Jan 18, 2013, at 5:39 PM, Walter Bender <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey. That's great!! >>>>> >>>>> I'm CCing Peter and Thom to see what image they recommend. >>>>> >>>>> Maybe the best address would be: >>>>> >>>>> Walter Bender >>>>> 22 Central St. >>>>> Newton, MA 02466 >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks. >>>>> >>>>> -walter >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 8:22 PM, Greg Morris - Nexcopy >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Walter, >>>>>> >>>>>> I hope this email finds you well and happy new year! >>>>>> >>>>>> We have about 200 drives we can send you. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- can you provide the most current download link for Sugar? >>>>>> -- can you provide an address to send the USB sticks >>>>>> >>>>>> If there is anything new you can report...I'd be happy to hear it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Respectfully, >>>>>> Greg >>>>>> >>>>>> GREG MORRIS | NEXCOPY INC. >>>>>> P: 949 481 6478 X 112 | email: [email protected] | web: >>>>>> www.nexcopy.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Walter Bender >>>>> Sugar Labs >>>>> http://www.sugarlabs.org >>> >>> Walter; >>> Look at this tutorial [1] >>> >>> [1] >>> >>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Tutorials/Installation/How_to_make_a_SoaS.img_file_for_repeated_installs_to_4_GB_USB%27s >>> >>> Download a prebuilt .img file: >>> http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas_8.img 3.7G download >>> >>> This command can be repeated for multiple USB's: >>> >>> Note it takes about 10 minutes to write to each 4 GB USB >>> >>> use "mount" command to confirm USB device name and edit: of=/dev/sd(x) >>> >>> [root@localhost Desktop]# dd if=Soas_8.img of=/dev/sdc bs=2M >>> 1912+0 records in >>> 1912+0 records out >>> 4009754624 bytes (4.0 GB) copied, 587.133 s, 6.8 MB/s >>> [root@localhost Desktop]# >>> >>> >>> >>> This is a real netinstall of f18 sugar-desktop to a 4 GB USB with >>> firstboot >>> not yet run* >>> It boots from the USB once written (see tutorial >>> root=sugarroot >>> *user name and colors are set in firstboot >>> >>> Tom Gilliard >>> satellit >>> >>> >>> >> >> > Walter; > The problem is that the command "liveinst" does not install to USB at the > moment > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=896687 > So it is now only possible to create a USB stick with the dd command: > > [root@localhost RC4]# dd if=Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso of=/dev/sd(x)* > bs=2M > 288+0 records in > 288+0 records out > 603979776 bytes (604 MB) copied, 177.758 s, 3.4 MB/s > > of=/dev/sd(x)* use mount command to get device name of the mounted USB > > -Note that it will have no persistence > > The 4 GB .img file has persistence as it is a regular ext4 netinstall of > Sugar-desktop to USB (Thus larger in size) > > http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas_8.img 3.7G download > > It would be easier to just use the above command from fedora 18 terminal > repeatedly on each new 2 GB USB using the downloaded file; > > http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/releases/18/Spins/x86_64/Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso > -Note it only takes about 3 minutes per USB (177.758 s) > > Cordially; > > Tom Gilliard > satellit on #sugar > > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
