problems with an XO

[Rodolfo D. Arce S.]

Hello:

Machine SKU26, Serial: SHF8220176E Model XO-1

I can't say it stoped in the middle of the upgrade, it failed after
everything finished.. it was like this.. i got the q2e41.rom file in a sd
card, i ran the command

ok flash sd:\q2e41.rom

checking.. writing.. checking.. and than something else.. and apparently
finished.. cuase i didn't came back until about 15 min later.. (i went to
the grocery store.. haha).. and when i came back.. the screen showed:


Checking
Writing
Error, SPI Flash ID 0
ok <- this is the prompt..

But i was not allowed to write anymore.. nor to reboot or anything.. y
unplugged the AC power, but the led remained on.. that's where i figured it
REALLY failed, 'cause if it failed in one of the testings or such, during
firmware installation if it fails it still maintains the old firmware, and
the prompt works.. but that didn't happen in this occasion


I tryed to reboot with the prompt, didn't work, I tryed to turn off using
power button, didn't work, y disconected power (again), didn't work.. so I
removed the battery.. and it powered off.. when i turned on.. nothing..
black screen of Firmware death (bricked).. but it didn't happen during
upgrade.. it happened when upgrade aparently finished


cheers.. R


El 28 de marzo de 2010 13:28, Raúl Gutiérrez Segalés
<rgs at paraguayeduca.org>escribió:

> But I agree with Bernie, question is why it died half way through..
>
> On Sun, 2010-03-28 at 14:28 -0300, Raúl Gutiérrez Segalés wrote:
> > I pretty much think the laptop has been bricked. And if I recall
> > correctly that is an XO-1 (MP: mass production). If the upgrade process
> > of the firmware dies in the middle, you are definitively bricked :(
> >
> > On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 21:59 -0400, Rodolfo D. Arce S. wrote:
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > I have problems with an XO. I tried to install the latest build on it,
> > > but had the firmware version q2e18, so I upgraded it to the q2e41
> > >
> > > I used the q2e41.rom file.. and at the end of the upgrade i threw an
> > > error somthing that said "Error, SPI Flash ID 0" it didn't enable the
> > > prompt again, nor any of the buttons (power, check, circle, square,
> > > etc)
> > >
> > > When i rebooted, the machine doesn't start on fimrware.. it just shows
> > > a black (no backlight) screen
> > >
> > > Was there an issue regarding upgrade from q2e18 to q2e41? on the page
> > > even showed an example of the q2e18 upgrade
> > >
> > > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Firmware_q2e41
> > >
> > > could you guys point me in the right way regarding this problem?
> > >
> > > cheers.. R
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rodolfo D. Arce S.
> > > www.rodolfoarce.com
> > >
>
>


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