[olpc-help] "flushing" nickname identity, returning to new state.

[Steve Holton]

On Jan 3, 2008 6:16 AM, Anonymous <community-support at lists.laptop.org>
wrote:

>
> Is there any way to "flush" the nickname, identity, preferences, journal
> settings in order to return the OLPC to it's new "just out of the box"
> state?


Yes. You can re-flash the XO back to the original state using the Activated
Upgrade procedure and a copy of the original release.
  See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activated_Upgrade

This wipes out all Journal entries, and allows the child to enter his or her
own name.


> Suppose you just wanted to "test drive" it before giving it to a son,
> daughter, niece, or nephew?  You don't want them to have to use the nickname
> that you choose, nor see all the silly journal entries of you poking around
> the thing...
>
> I'm wondering if simply renaming the /home/olpc folder will force it to
> reinitialize that users home and all it's settings???  Might give it a try..


Yup.  Sounds like you're going to want to keep a re-flash image handy... ;-)

-- 
Steve Holton
sph0lt0n at gmail.com
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