Talk:OLPC Upgrade: Difference between revisions

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  you can find instructions on http://wiki.laptop.org/

  try to search on http://wiki.laptop.org/ (I don't use flash)

  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Adobe_Flash describes how to install the Adobe Flash player on an XO, assuming the XO has a recent version of software on it.

  ah, i have instructions for that, standby.

  you have an OLPC XO-1 with Sugar 0.84.16, right?  If so, http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/11.2.0#XO-1 ... just that section, stop before the word Update.

  the instructions presume that you don't mind losing any data you have on the laptop.  if that's a problem, you could save the data to a USB drive first.

  the best tip i can give you is that every word in those instructions is important, we try to remove words that are unimportant.  so don't skip anything unless you are really sure.

  can you open Browse and get to Google?

  google for ... olpc 11.2.0 release notes installation

  that will take you to the same page.

  (the first hit in google for those five words)

  then you'll see a table of contents, click on the installation section 3.2, for XO-1

  i guess i need to make sure of a few things first ... do you mind losing anything saved on the laptop?

  okay, next thing is do you have a USB drive that you can plug in?

  how big is it?  GB?

  that's good.  and you only have an OLPC XO-1 to do this on, no other computer, right?

  ('cause there's something special to do if that's the situation)

  okay, plug in the USB drive to the XO.  Then you gotta start Terminal.  And I'll get you to cut and paste a few commands into Terminal.

  '''(for others here, i'm going to explain how to download the new build file directly to the USB drive,

   since Sugar and Browse would otherwise require more space for the download in the journal than would be available).'''

  It depends.  You're talking to us in Chat activity or in Browse?

  okay, the IRC activity, good.  I think you drag the mouse over words.  And then Ctrl/C.  I'll test.

   

  then press enter and it will start to download.

  it will tell you on the far right how long it thinks it will take to download.

  great, how long does it think it will take?

  (mine says "eta 1h 53m" which means one hour and 53 minutes)

  will resume from where it left off.

  when does terminal say it will finish this big download?

  that's annoying.  have you any way to write down or save instructions for next time?  or do you want to drop in here tomorrow to finish it off?

  write down the web page address or save it in bookmarks.  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/11.2.0#XO-1

  next, write down that you are half way through "Download os874.img" step.

  and that you need to use the " --continue " method to resume next time you talk to an expert.

  ''' " cd /media/* && wget --continue http://download.laptop.org/xo-1/os/official/874/os874.img " '''

  what it means is that you can resume the download from where you left off, so if it has done 35 minutes out of 40, tomorrow you will only need 5 minutes.

  but still, i think you'll need another chat here to finish up.  i guess maybe half an hour.

  please type more in your question?

  i was talking about what you should write down to make it easier to finish doing the upgrade tomorrow or another day.

  so just to make a summary ... you are in the middle of downloading the big file, then we gotta download the small file,

  change the name of it, then you're set to do the install.  after install you will    need  to connect to internet again, and download the irc activity.

  so you know how to do those last two steps without help?

  how did they happen before?  did someone else do them for you?

  they must have been done for you between the first update and when you got the laptop.

  hmm.  well, does your house have internet?

  so your laptop remembers your house has internet.  after wiping it the laptop will have forgotten.  so you have to figure out how you get to the internet afterwards.

  how

  but don't do this now.

  clicking on the circle in the main view at the moment will disrupt the download.

  but you can use the keyboard key to switch to that view and switch back to the activity.  you use those keys normally?

  or, if you use the frame key (top right corner), you can hover the mouse over the wireless icon (a circle with semicircles around it), to find out how you are connected.

  like i did the first time

  i want you to tell me when the download is finished, and i'll get you to cut and paste a special command that checks the download worked.

  okay, cut and paste this ... "  md5sum os874.img  "

  and then press enter.

  it will sit for a bit, then should say e629c1bf071c873e00248663cf70fd25 ... just check the first few letters and the last letters.

  next cut and paste is a bit longer, let me know when you've checked the letters and numbers.

  the sitting wait ... is because it is reading the file back off the USB drive just to check it, shouldn't take long.

  between a minute or three, depending on how expensive the USB drive is.

  good, here's the next long command ...

  ''' "    wget --continue http://download.laptop.org/xo-1/os/official/874/os874.img.fs.zip && mv os874.img.fs.zip fs.zip && md5sum fs.zip    " '''

  what this does is download the second file, change the name, and check the numbers.

  the numbers?  i have them written down in a file on a computer, so i check them there.  i also ran the same md5sum command to check.

  it's like saying "yes, this file is exactly right."

  the fs.zip numbers should be 151df8c344c1ba6a7938d74d89c21cf9

  good, you have the downloads done on the USB drive.

  now, do you know how to install IRC?  i should let you see that first.  because you are going to have to do it AFTER.

  thing is, you have the IRC activity running now, but it won't be on the laptop after the install is done.

  so you have to go get it after the install is done.

  so to see how to do that, Browse, click on Activities, search for IRC.

  good.

  okay, then it's time to try the installing.  here's how to do it.

  1.  with the laptop powered off, and the battery in place, and connected to power, hold down all four game keys (that's the keys above the power button),

  2.  then turn on the laptop,

  4.  then wait for five minutes while it installs,

  5.  then it should reboot automatically.

  Oh!

  Where is it?

  That means if you have a blackout during the install you have to start it again.

  Otherwise it should not be much of a problem.  You can buy new ones by the way.

  ilovemyxo.com has new ones, i think.

  no, $30.  ouch.

  how is the battery broke?  won't fit?  thrown away?

  ah, okay, i'm familiar with that problem, if you have the serial number of the battery i can check to see if it's the batch that has the problem.

  okay, that battery should not have that problem.  008 was a good starting number.

  when you've done the install, another day, i can help you test the battery further.  i've a few ideas.

  there are tricks to convince the laptop to try harder.

  so give the install a try.

  i hope it works.  i've done hundreds.

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