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author | Martin Dengler <martin@martindengler.com> | 2009-08-18 16:15:12 (GMT) |
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committer | Martin Dengler <martin@martindengler.com> | 2009-08-18 16:15:12 (GMT) |
commit | ca563103d2e7a0890c0f74cdf141cb658a6c1ed9 (patch) | |
tree | 0666dcb64361af2c61ebd5848830ddad0d6aac89 | |
parent | 1e64931caa93246113c391c857dd6edbf6f68a5d (diff) |
update documentation
-rw-r--r-- | BUGS.txt | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | README.txt | 56 | ||||
-rwxr-xr-x | announce | 8 |
3 files changed, 60 insertions, 14 deletions
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@ Caveats/Known Issues: - - Camera doesn't work +- Camera doesn't work https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=498900 - - SD boots sometimes fail (mount: unknown filesystem type: 'jffs2') +- SD boots sometimes fail (mount: unknown filesystem type: 'jffs2') https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500196 - - - Power management is disabled (XO is configured not to sleep since - rtcwake never wakes up) - +- Power management is disabled (XO is configured not to sleep since + rtcwake never wakes up) Please reply or comment on the Fedora/Redhat bug report if you see any of these. @@ -1,7 +1,18 @@ -Downloading - Quick Start +Instructions for experts: +------------ +either: copy-nand u:\soasxo??.img +or: cat soasxo??.removable.tar.lzma | lzma -dc - | tar xf - -O - > /dev/sdX + + +Quick Start for normal people: ------------- -The easiest way to use Sugar-on-a-Stick on your XO is: +Create a removable drive with Sugar for use on your XO. + +You need to have an unlocked XO first. See instructions here for +unlocking: + +http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_Developer_Keys#Disable_the_security_system 1) Download the right sized-image: @@ -9,8 +20,45 @@ The easiest way to use Sugar-on-a-Stick on your XO is: **** THIS WILL ERASE EVERYTHING ON YOUR REMOVABLE DRIVE **** -dd if=soas-v1-strawberry-xo-4g of=/dev/sdX + cat soasxoXX.removable.tar.lzma | lzma -dc - | tar xf - -O - > /dev/sdX + +Replace the "XX" with the right filename, and replace the "/dev/sdX" +with the name of your removable device (the _whole device_, NOT a +partition like /dev/sda1) + +3) When this is done, eject the device and be sure all data were + written: + + eject /dev/sdX ; sync ; sync + +4) Plug the stick/card into your XO-1 and power it on. + + + +Replace your XO operating system +------------- + +There is another way - you can replace your XO's operating system: + +**** THIS WILL ERASE EVERYTHING ON YOUR XO laptop **** + +1) Download the latest files: + +soasxo.img +soasxo.crc + +2) Copy it to a removable drive + +3) Plug in your removable drive and press "Esc" after powering up your +XO. + +4a) If your removable drive is a USB drive, type: + +copy-nand u:\soasxo.img + +4b) If your removable drive is a SD card, type: -3) Plug the stick/card into your XO-1 and power it on. +copy-nand sd:\soasxo.img +5) When the process completes, remove your drive and reboot the XO. @@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ Package changes: $(<$builddir/$buildname.tree.package-changes.txt) -Download from: +Download from http://people.sugarlabs.org/~mtd/soas-xo1 -http://people.sugarlabs.org/~mtd/soas-xo1 +$(<BUGS.txt) + +Installation instructions: http://people.sugarlabs.org/~mtd/soas-xo1/README.txt Files: @@ -41,8 +43,6 @@ $buildname.plc - ... NANDblast'ing $buildname.removable.img.tar.lzma - for: cat $buildname.removable.tar.lzma | lzma -dc - | tar xf - -O - > /dev/sdX -$(<BUGS.txt) - EOF mail -s "New SoaS-on-XO-1 build done: $buildname" $recipients < $announcefile |