Upgrade Paths
This page is about determining which way to re-flash a laptop (for upgrading without re-flashing, which deletes all data on the laptop, use olpc-update)
Determine the State of your laptop
Action: Boot your laptop
If...
- Your laptop gives you the option to get to the ok prompt by pressing escape
- Your laptop is insecure, and you can use the Insecure Upgrade
- Your laptop shows pretty boot, meaning you have no option to get to the ok prompt, and you see an XO with dots going around it
- Your laptop is activated, and you can use the Activated Upgrade
- Your laptop shows an XO with a red blinking usb key icon below it, and then a blinking wi-fi icon.
- Your laptop is not activated.
- If you want to Activate or Pre-Activate your laptop, see Activation and Developer Keys and/or Pre-Activate an XO, and then follow Activated Upgrade
- If you want to leave your laptop de-activated, you can use De-Activated Upgrade
