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

[jim]

many thanks. i will certainly report as we go. 


On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 14:58 -0700, akleider at sonic.net wrote:
> sorry, I should have posted to the list instead of only to Jim
> 
> I hope I got the facts right
> 
> 
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> 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>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> >
> > 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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