[olpc-help] Fresh restart

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
> ffm wrote:
>> You should do a clean reinstall, as olpc-update for that build has not
>> been *fully* tested. It works for some people, but for others they loose
>> their activation.
>>
>> -ffm
>>
>> On Dec 26, 2007 7:36 PM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky < znmeb at cesmail.net
>> <mailto:znmeb at cesmail.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     Richard A. Smith wrote:
>>     > M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
>>     >
>>     >> Is there a quick guide to the deltas between 650 and 653? My machine
>>     >> seems perfectly happy at 650, so I'm reluctant to change it. But is
>>     >> there anything in 653 I should have?
>>     >
>>     > - Spanish Laptops come boot up with English
>>     Nobody here speaks Spanish, so I don't need this.
>>
>>     > - Datastore corruption occurred in Uruguay
>>     Data corruption isn't something I want, so for this reason I should
>>     update.
>>
>>     > - WPA support for G1G1 recipients
>>     I have no wireless gear at all other than the XO and a couple of USB
>>     adapters I use in my other laptop when I'm on the road. If I can
>>     somehow
>>     hack one of them into a WAP on one of my Linux desktops, it might be
>>     worth trying. But these are "Office Depot cheapie" D-Link and Belkin
>>     devices, and probably can't even function in master mode.
>>
>>
>>     > - Wireless firmware upgrade to 20.p47 (to allow more than 20
>>     laptops to
>>     > connect)
>>     See above ... I don't even have my T-mobile PIN yet. :)
>>
>>     So ... yes, I want to upgrade. Did I read some of the other emails
>>     correctly -- can I log in to the XO as root and do "olpc-update 653"
>>     now, or do I still need to download the image and reflash the machine
>>     with it? There's nothing in the journal I want to save, but I would
>>     have
>>     to reinstall wxMaxima. :)
>>
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> OK ... I will do the reflash now. I hope I can go back to 650 if it
> blows up.
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The reflash to 653 was successful.