On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:02 PM, JOSEPH L ANELLO <<a href="mailto:nubicular1@msn.com">nubicular1@msn.com</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><b><font size="3">I'VE READ RECENTLY THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A
SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT EXTENDED THE BATTERY LIFE OF MY NEW OLPC UP TO 10 HOURS.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT!</font></b></div>
<div><b><font size="3">WHERE DO I FIND UPDATE INFORMATION SUCH AS THIS. I'D
LIKE TO HAVE THE LATEST SOFTWARE ALL THE TIME.</font></b></div>
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<div><b><font size="3">HOW DO I DO IT?</font></b></div>
<div><b><font size="3">THERE'S SO MUCH TO LEARN.....</font></b></div>
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<div><b><font size="3">THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOU
HELP/INPUT.</font></b></div>
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<div><b><font size="3">J.ANELLO</font></b></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear="all">The latest software release is build number 656.<br><br>If you leave your XO turned-on, plugged-in, and connected to the Internet, it will<br>eventually check-in, see the new version, and download/upgrade automatically.<br>
<br>If you want to do this manually, the process is documented here:<br><br>- <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Update_paths">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Update_paths</a><br><br>In a nutshell, you use the Terminal Activity and type:<br>
<br><pre><font size="4"><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Su_-l" title="Su -l">su -l</a><br>olpc-update <i>656<br></i></font><br><font style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;" size="2"><br>(That first line has a space, a minus, and a lowercase letter "L")<br>
</font></pre><font size="2">-- <br>Steve Holton<br><a href="mailto:sph0lt0n@gmail.com">sph0lt0n@gmail.com</a></font>