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

[Hoover Chan]

Don't worry. I have no illusions about WiFi security. The SSID's here are hidden to keep casual and accidental connections out. This  will probably go away with the next upgrade.


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Hoover Chan                     chan at sacredsf.org 
Technology Director 
Schools of the Sacred Heart 
2222 Broadway St. 
San Francisco, CA 94115


----- "Robert Howard" <rihoward at rawbw.com> wrote:

> 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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