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== Potential Issues ==
== Help and Tips ==


The Live-CD does not seem to boot off an external optical-drive connected via USB.

== Notes for the future ==
You can check when the file was last updated [http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/sdk/latest/livecd/ here].
You can check when the file was last updated [http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/sdk/latest/livecd/ here].
: As of 2007-May-24, it was 2007-Apr-07. :( [[User:MitchellNCharity|MitchellNCharity]] 11:27, 24 May 2007 (EDT)
: As of 2007-May-24, it was 2007-Apr-07. :( [[User:MitchellNCharity|MitchellNCharity]] 11:27, 24 May 2007 (EDT)


The Live-CD may not boot off an external optical-drive connected via USB.
== Hints and Tips ==
* Altering the desktop resolution
** Somehow pull up a terminal (there is one easily accessible via the classic Gnome desktop)
** Either edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf (example below focusing on the 'Modes' line setting 800x600) OR run system-config-display and select the appropriate resolution from the GUI
** Restart the X server with ctrl-alt-backspace (NOTE: This may take some seconds. It will drop back to a login prompt but if you wait it will start up X again, assuming you provided a valid resolution.)


You can [[Emulating the XO/Help and tips#Anchor:how to change desktop resolution|change the desktop resolution]].
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection


[[Category:General Public]]
[[Category:General Public]]

Revision as of 17:50, 5 June 2007

<< Emulating the XO

Trying out the Sugar environment is as simple as 1, 2, 3!

Step 1

Download olpc-redhat-stream-sdk-livecd.iso

Step 2

Burn the iso image to a blank CD

Step 3

Pop CD into your machine and boot.


Help and Tips

You can check when the file was last updated here.

As of 2007-May-24, it was 2007-Apr-07. :( MitchellNCharity 11:27, 24 May 2007 (EDT)

The Live-CD may not boot off an external optical-drive connected via USB.

You can change the desktop resolution.