[OLPC-SF] Will An XO -1 Take Sugar 8.2.0?

[Robert Howard]

Why do you bother hiding your wifi SSID?  Any decent sniffer will  
find it even if it is hidden.  Hidden SSID is a false sense of  
security and just a marketing gimmick.

On Dec 5, 2008, at 10:44 AM, Hoover Chan wrote:

> FWIW, I just received a g1g1 from the Amazon.com channel. Came with  
> an older system (update 1, build 708). Had trouble latching on to  
> my hidden WiFi network environment and eventually had to get a USB  
> ethernet adapter to get on to the Internet in order to successfully  
> update everything to current levels. A BIG change.
>
> Now able to use wireless. Starting to learn how to use the  
> application software. Looking for the online help screens on the  
> laptop since there doesn't seem to be any printed stuff.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Hoover Chan                     chan at sacredsf.org
> Technology Director
> Schools of the Sacred Heart
> 2222 Broadway St.
> San Francisco, CA 94115
>
>
> ----- "Joachim Pedersen" <joachimp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> David-
>>> I'm considering buying an XO - 1 that someone bought during the
>> first G1G1
>>> promotion.  Can anyone tell me if it would support the latest
>> version of
>>> Sugar, and if there are major differences in hardware architecture
>> between
>>> the XO -1 and the model that is being released now?
>>
>> Yes, you can(and should) install 8.2 on last year's g1g1 XOs, there
>> are many software improvements.
>>
>> The current XO-1 is pretty much identical to those produced last
>> year.
>> There is a slight change to the packaging of the wifi chipset, but
>> from a software standpoint they are identical. There have also been
>> some improvements to the process control of the keyboard
>> manufacturing
>> to eliminate the sticky keys issue. If this 2007 g1g1 XO has sticky
>> keys, a replacement keyboard can be purchased for $18 + shipping.
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>> -Joachim
>>
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