[OLPC-AU] XO hardware diagnostics

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

OpenFirmware on developer-unlocked XOs (like the ones we deploy in
Australia) include hardware diagnostics capabilities.

Getting to the OpenFirmware prompt is easy: hold down the Esc key
while turning on the XO. You should be taken to an ok prompt.

Try these commands:

  * help - shows a list of options
  * test-all - runs all non-interactive hardware diagnostics
  * menu - gives a graphical menu of available tests
  * memtest - tests RAM with Memtest86

Full info is available at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Self_Test



Sridhar Dhanapalan
Technical Manager
One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Australia
p: +61 425 239 701
w: http://laptop.org.au