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<font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">Ah success at last!</font><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; ">The USB drive was being recognized but the firmware I had was _ancient_.</div><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; ">So I first upgraded to q2e41 using the .rom file from <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><a href="http://dev.laptop.org/pub/firmware/q2e41/">http://dev.laptop.org/pub/firmware/q2e41/</a></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://dev.laptop.org/pub/firmware/q2e41/"></a>After that the upgrade using the os852.img and fs.zip - worked like a charm.</div><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; ">I lost some pics that I had taken - but that is a minor loss compared to an upgraded _and_ functional XO.</div><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; ">A couple of odd things though:</div><div><ol style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; "><li>Now the apps are a lot more complex and seem to take longer :)</li><li>The mouse/touchpad seems a bit flaky - it seems to move even if I move my hand close to the touchpad (not actually touch it) - and the pointer is hard to position since it seems to "jump" when I take my finger off the pad. I'm assuming this is a firmware upgrade issue? Should I upgrade to q2e45? <= it seems to be the last firmware fix for the XO-1 - so is it safe?</li></ol><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">Thank you very much for your help in pointing me to the upgrade wiki page - I explored the wiki early on but had no real luck finding this exact page.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2"><br></font></div>Thanks,</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">Krishnan<br></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">--
</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">Krishnan Subramaniam
</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">rskrishnan@hotmail.com</font><br><br><br><br><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; "></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:26:16 -0800</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> Subject: Re: [OLPC-SF] Trouble trying to upgrade a very old OLPC XO ...</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> From: joachimp@gmail.com</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> To: rskrishnan@hotmail.com</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> CC: olpc-sf@lists.laptop.org</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Perhaps the 4gb drive is too big ?</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> It might not be formatted in such a way that the firmware can</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> recognize it. Have you tried formatting the usb drive. It should be</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> formatted FAT or FAT32 with only one partition. Do you have another</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> flash drive you can try? Some times certain usb drives don't seem to</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> work for flashing.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> see: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/USB_drive#USB_drives_and_firmware</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Copy the o852.img to my usb drive (I'm assuming a FAT formatted 4GB usb</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > drive is fine?)</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Copy the fs.zip file to the drive.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Add the usb drive to one of the slots.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Press _all_ 4 gamepad keys and power on the laptop.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> This is correct, if it is going to work, it starts automatically</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> re-flashing the laptop once you release the game pad keys.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> -Joachim</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> ------------------------------</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/USB_drive#USB_drives_and_firmware</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 17:31, Krishnan R.S. <rskrishnan@hotmail.com> wrote:</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Hey Joachim,</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Thanks for the pointer to the wiki page. I did try this following these</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > steps:</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Copy the o852.img to my usb drive (I'm assuming a FAT formatted 4GB usb</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > drive is fine?)</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Copy the fs.zip file to the drive.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Add the usb drive to one of the slots.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Press _all_ 4 gamepad keys and power on the laptop.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > I get some messages that indicate that the usb drive is recognized.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Then it drops into the usual boot process and then gets stuck after it</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > displays the login: prompt.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > I get some messages about CRC errors and then it's an infinite loop to</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > login: and then an error message which disappears too quickly to read.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Note the error messages + looping used to happen before my attempt to</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > upgrade using USB.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Is there something I should look for when the usb device is recognized ?</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Perhaps the 4gb drive is too big ?</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Thanks,</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Krishnan</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > --</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > Krishnan Subramaniam</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> > rskrishnan@hotmail.com</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:57:17 -0800</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> Subject: Re: [OLPC-SF] Trouble trying to upgrade a very old OLPC XO ...</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> From: joachimp@gmail.com</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> To: rskrishnan@hotmail.com</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> CC: olpc-sf@lists.laptop.org</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> Please see the instructions here:</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/10.1.2#XO-1</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> the short:</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> You need a usb drive that is at least 1GB, and you need to download two</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> files</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> best of luck-</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> -Joachim</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> olpc-sf repair</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> ------------------------------</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 19:42, Krishnan R.S. <rskrishnan@hotmail.com></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> wrote:</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > Hello,</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > I managed to get my hands on a very old OLPC XO laptop for my</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > daughter.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > I've been trying, unsuccessfully, to upgrade the OS to something</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > current.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > The main issues are:</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > My image has no olpc-update</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > I tried to follow the wiki instruction to update olpc-update - alas that</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > leads to more issues about missing python2.5</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > I tried to install python using apt/deb/dpkg but all of these fail since</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > the</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > apt/deb/dpkg tools are missing :(</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > Looking at /etc/issue - I see build 417 - and some messages that look</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > like</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > errors "kernel \r \m ...." :) so maybe I have a pre-alpha build :)</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > After trying the above now I can't seem to be able to boot into 'X' on</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > the</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > XO - it just keeps looping looking for something - I've most likely made</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > a</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > bad situation worse :(</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > So ... I'm somewhat at a loss as to what my next steps are. My daughter</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > seems pretty excited with the device and enjoys the "paint" application.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > I'd</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > like to get a more recent build so she can use the newer apps/toos.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > Can you point me in the right direction ? Or am I wasting my time trying</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > to</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > do the impossible?</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > Or if someone could send me a list of things to check/verify - so we can</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > see</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > if it can be upgraded or not.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > Thanks,</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > Krishnan</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > --</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > Krishnan Subramaniam</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > rskrishnan@hotmail.com</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > _______________________________________________</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > OLPC-SF mailing list</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > OLPC-SF@lists.laptop.org</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> >> ></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">> ></font><br></div> </body>
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