#9681 NORM -: os40 - I'm unable to create an USB stick which will boot the XO-1.5

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#9681: os40 - I'm unable to create an USB stick which will boot the XO-1.5
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 Reporter:  mikus         |                 Owner:                                   
     Type:  defect        |                Status:  new                              
 Priority:  normal        |             Milestone:                                   
Component:  not assigned  |               Version:  Development build as of this date
 Keywords:                |           Next_action:  never set                        
 Verified:  0             |   Deployment_affected:                                   
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 My principal problem is lack of decent "how-to" documentation.

 There are five large files in dev.laptop.org/~cjb/f11-1.5/os40.  None of
 them helped me create an usable USB stick.
  1) os40.zd - wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 describes how to use 'fs-
 update' to write this to the XO-1.5 SD card.[[BR]]
  2) os40.iso - wiki.sugarlabs.org describes how to use 'livecd-iso-to-
 disk' to write this to a storage device (e.g., USB stick).  I followed the
 directions, but the XO-1.5 boot process stalled when booting from that USB
 stick.[[BR]]
  3) os40.tree.tar.lzma - I could not find any documentation.  After
 copying the content to the USB stick, and adjusting directory placement, I
 was able to boot the XO-1.5 as far as having a text console - but appeared
 to be missing devices.[[BR]]
  4) os40.bootable.gz - example in dev.laptop.org/~cjb/rawhide-xo, but OFW
 had problems with that USB stick.[[BR]]
  5) os40.img.gz - example in wiki.laptop.org/go/DebXO.  I followed the
 directions, but the XO-1.5 boot process stalled when booting from that USB
 stick.

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 Once someone points me to a proper description of how to create an
 bootable USB stick from the os40 build, I will report on whether that
 "authorized" method has succeeded or failed for me.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/9681>
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