#7563 LOW -: system doesn't boot when 'X' game key is pressed

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#7563: system doesn't boot when 'X' game key is pressed
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 Reporter:  mikus         |         Owner:                                   
     Type:  defect        |        Status:  new                              
 Priority:  low           |     Milestone:                                   
Component:  not assigned  |       Version:  Development build as of this date
 Keywords:                |   Next_action:  never set                        
 Verified:  0             |     Blockedby:                                   
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 I use a "permanent" SD card, which has file /security/develop.sig on it.
 If I try booting an XO with the 'X' game key pressed, OFW (Q2E11) tells me
 "Boot failed" and powers-off the XO.

 What I wanted to do with this XO was to upgrade it from a build with
 activities in /usr/share/activities to a build with activities in
 /home/olpc/Activities.  I've installed the newer build, but ran into this
 problem when trying to "populate" the new build with Activities.

 The wiki descriptions (for example, see page "Release Notes/8.2.0", topic
 "Upgrading from Previous Releases", subtopic "to install an activity
 pack") specify ONLY that (with a customization flash drive inserted) the
 XO should be booted while holding the 'X' game key.  [Result:  looks like
 I'll have to add Activities manually, one by one.]

  [[br]]
 The modern trend is to "make it simple for the user".  Wonderful if it
 works.  But my principal complaint in this situation is that the
 descriptions do __NOT__ say how to work around the "automated" procedure
 not working.  [I'm not ready to try without my SD card -- it can take me
 10 minutes with the tweezers to extract that card.]

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7563>
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