[OLPC-SF] [Fwd: Re: request for help: update OS, convert video, copy activities]

[akleider at sonic.net]

sorry, I should have posted to the list instead of only to Jim

I hope I got the facts right


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Subject: Re: [OLPC-SF] request for help: update OS, convert video,  copy
activities
From:    akleider at sonic.net
Date:    Sun, October 11, 2009 1:01 pm
To:      "jim" <jim at well.com>
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>
> carol ruth silver has a few XO computers that need
> * update the OS. if someone can provide me a USB
> stick and instructions, i can do the work.

go to http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0
and download the two files:
fs.zip
gg-767-4.img
onto a usb stick
Stick that stick into a usb slot of an XO (be sure it is plugged in, not
running just on battery) and start the XO while holding down all 4 game
keys (to bottom right of screen) until you are told to let go. Then go
have coffee.
When all is done, connect the XO to the internet and update: I think
that's done via the control panel (don't have an XO with me to check.)
Everything previously on that XO will of course be vapourized!


You will probably find those two files on your laptop somewhere from when
we did this on your XOs at one of the lug meetings, remember?



> * convert a video from existing format (it's in
> .m4v and .mp4 and .flv) to ogg theora format.

I think grantbow at gmail.com recently did some conversions to ogg so ask him
how.

>
>    we also have the problem of copying a couple
> of custom activities from one XO (where they're
> working) to a couple or three other XOs.
sv3rma at gmail.com is where I would go to answer this one.
Also: Saturday next will be the next OLPC meeting

If/when you get answers to the last two issues, please share.


>
>    if you can help, please reply.
> thanks,
> jim
>
>
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