Animator getting started
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Another way to figure out is by using the '''dmesg''' command. Once you plugin the usb drive, open up a command prompt (it is the computer on the desktop panel). Type the command dmesg and hit enter. You will see the output as shown in the figure[notice the USB icon on the desktop in the same image]. You are looking for the text in the [xxx] or the xxx:xxx. In our example the drive is mounted on the '''sdb'''. | Another way to figure out is by using the '''dmesg''' command. Once you plugin the usb drive, open up a command prompt (it is the computer on the desktop panel). Type the command dmesg and hit enter. You will see the output as shown in the figure[notice the USB icon on the desktop in the same image]. You are looking for the text in the [xxx] or the xxx:xxx. In our example the drive is mounted on the '''sdb'''. | ||
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Revision as of 09:24, 27 October 2008
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Download Animux
The FIRST Version of Animux is called GENESIS (meaning "the origin" or "coming into being ). It is chapter 1 of animux journey into the animation world.
Animux supports Pentium (32 Bit)/AMD (64Bit)/PowerPC hardware architectures. The 32/64 bit version of animux comes in .img and .iso format. The PPC version only comes in the .iso format.
The .img file is the live USB image. We recommend this to be written on USB 2.0 key with more than 800MB in size. The USB image cannot be directly downloaded or copied onto a USB key and set to work. Details on how to use it are given below.
The .iso file is the LiveCD image. This can be downloaded onto your machine and burnt onto a CD using the "Burn CD Image" option of your CD burning software.
We are currently working on creating torrents for our distro and will be updating the download page with them.
Links to download are here.
Preparing Media
Once you have downloaded the iso or img file you need to now prepare your install media with these files. For beginners migrating from windows or Mac, we recommend using the .iso version, even though it has missing some software packages than the liveUSB .img file. Preparing the liveCD is lot easier to do than then the liveUSB. Once you have decided to install Animux on your computer(Please review legal page), then preparing the liveUSB is just copy and paste simple one line command and run it to prepare your liveUSB Animux image.
Using Animux
We assume you have downloaded the iso or img into the /home/animator/downloads directory as shown in the picture.
LiveCD
Start K3B under DVD Authoring/Backup menu item. Once K3B is launched, pick Burn CD Image option from "Tools" menubar as shown in the picture.
This will bring up the Burn CD Image dialog box. Click on the "Blue Folder" and pick animux-genesis-beta-xxbit.iso (xx=32or64) from /home/animator/downloads/ folder as shown in the picture.
Make sure you have a blank CD in the CD burner and click on the start button. Use the prepared disc as you liveCD bootup disc in the following steps.
LiveUSB
Our first task is to find out on which drive is the USB mounted. Animux automounts the USB drives and creates a shortcut on your desktop for easy access. You right click on the drive, go to properties to figure out where it is mounted.
Another way to figure out is by using the dmesg command. Once you plugin the usb drive, open up a command prompt (it is the computer on the desktop panel). Type the command dmesg and hit enter. You will see the output as shown in the figure[notice the USB icon on the desktop in the same image]. You are looking for the text in the [xxx] or the xxx:xxx. In our example the drive is mounted on the sdb.
