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''This page is an inprogress overhaul of [[OS images for emulation]].'' |
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In the past, OLPC produced alternative software images which could be run in emulators such as QEMU and VMware. This meant that development and testing could happen to a limited extent without requiring an XO laptop. |
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== [[Emulating the XO/Quick Start|Quick Start]] == |
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'''In 2013, please see Tom Gilliard's many [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit virtual machine images ready-to-go].''' |
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To set up a "virtual XO", to get a taste of the XO software, see [[Emulating the XO/Quick Start|Quick Start]]. |
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Note, XOs are readily available to genuine volunteer contributors through the [[Contributors program]]. |
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[http://sugarlabs.org Sugar], the unique user interface of the XO laptops, is also distributed as a generic software project and can be developed and tested on "regular" computers as well as XOs. See [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Downloads Sugar Labs Downloads] for the full range of options, such as [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick Sugar on a Stick]. |
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== Setting up emulation for software development == |
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For emulation of extremely old builds, you may be able to come across "ext3 images" on some corners of http://download.laptop.org and http://xs-dev.laptop.org/~cscott/olpc/streams/ which can be loaded into emulators. You are unlikely to find support for them! |
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The most common approach is to use [[QEMU]] with kqemu acceleration. See [[Emulating the XO/Quick Start|Quick Start]] for the basics. |
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But we will use a different .img, one with a few extra utility programs. See [[OS images]]. |
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Instead of qemu, you can run [[Emulating the XO/UsingVMware|VMware]], and there are addition options on a [[Emulating the XO/Mac|Mac]]. |
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[[Emulating the XO/Troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]] may help. Please report your experiences in [[User Feedback on Images]]. |
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There are [[Emulation Limitations]]. |
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Latest revision as of 16:26, 30 July 2013
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In the past, OLPC produced alternative software images which could be run in emulators such as QEMU and VMware. This meant that development and testing could happen to a limited extent without requiring an XO laptop.
In 2013, please see Tom Gilliard's many virtual machine images ready-to-go.
Note, XOs are readily available to genuine volunteer contributors through the Contributors program.
Sugar, the unique user interface of the XO laptops, is also distributed as a generic software project and can be developed and tested on "regular" computers as well as XOs. See Sugar Labs Downloads for the full range of options, such as Sugar on a Stick.
For emulation of extremely old builds, you may be able to come across "ext3 images" on some corners of http://download.laptop.org and http://xs-dev.laptop.org/~cscott/olpc/streams/ which can be loaded into emulators. You are unlikely to find support for them!