[olpc-help] XO Laptop (Wont turn on)

[OLPC Community Support]

Hi Stephen-

I'm assuming the "11.3.0" version indicates this is an XO-1, is that right?

Does the XO run without the battery installed? If it does, it means the
battery isn't the problem, and that the Radio Shack replacement power
supply isn't the problem, either. To test this:

   1. Turn the XO off.
   2. Remove the battery completely
   3. Attach the power supply.
   4. While holding down the left-rocker key (inside the gamepad circle
   with the "<" symbol), start the XO. This forces Self Test mode.

More info on the Self-test mode at:
-  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cheat_codes

These are pretty complete firmware-level tests. If there's a hardware
failure, these have a good chance of turning-it up.

If they all pass, the problem is next most likely to be software related.




On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 7:05 PM, OLPC Community Support <
community-support at lists.laptop.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> It has been a while since I last used my OLPC XO and when I went to turn
> it on today it made the noise and I saw the man but when the first dot
> appeared below the man it just shut off. I tried to install the new
> software 11.3.0 and was successful. However the same happened again. I
> thought it might be a firmware problem but i cannot reach the ok prompt to
> install new firmware and was unsuccessful at the other methods
> of installation. I am using a charger purchased from Radio Shack that works
> and meets requirement on the power page and my battery last about one
> minuet. I have tried everything and want to know what I need to do to get
> my XO to work again.
>
> From,
> Stephen
>
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>


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Steve Holton
sph0lt0n at gmail.com
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