[olpc-help] Fresh restart

Richard A. Smith richard at laptop.org
Wed Dec 26 17:56:31 EST 2007


William Bagwell wrote:

> I successfully upgraded to build 653 today. Hard way that works, not the easy 
> way that installs an unsigned build that won't boot. (Tried that one 
> first...) Did not make your mistake, just almost had a heart attack watching 
> it install. Hint, that is *not* a defrag screen you see during the install.

You will be happy to know that we fixed the unsigned build problem.  You 
should now be able to do 'olpc-update 653' and have it work properly.

> upgrading it again in the next few months. However, do not pass it on to 
> someone who will never upgrade it again. Or remove the internal battery on 
> the motherboard while using this firmware version.

Update.1 is (currently) schedule for release on Jan 19 it will have 
updated firmware.

> And yes, I have been reading wiki pages that don't have a link yet:)

Please point out stuff that you have found that you think is helpful so 
that we can get them added to the FAQ, troubleshooting, and release 
notes pages.

-- 
Richard Smith  <richard at laptop.org>
One Laptop Per Child


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