I can create a customer image for a 2Gb stick with some other fixes pulled in that can just be dd:ed onto the stick by nexcopy but I won't be able to do it until next weekend.
Peter On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Walter Bender <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
