[OLPC-devel] Secure BIOS on the OLPC

[Jim Gettys]

The problem, James, is that unbricking the units can be *very* hard if
you are in the middle of no-where.  The board doesn't even power up if
the EC code has been trashed.
                                 - Jim


On Wed, 2006-08-30 at 08:08 +1000, James Cameron wrote:
> Outcome: bricked units, a bit of work to unbrick, and some *very*
> educated kids.  Won't do *that* again.  Think of it as evolution in
> action.
> 
-- 
Jim Gettys
One Laptop Per Child