OLPC Firmware Q2B17

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OLPC Firmware B2 Pre-production Release Q2B17 - 2007-01-05

This is the firmware for the pre-production test build of the B2 boards.

File:Olpc-Q2B17.rom

MD5: 896d906629306ee7b4336d329c21937f olpc-Q2B17.rom


Changes since Q2B16

  • OFW: Update to r72
  • OFW: Workaround for a common hardware problem where some EHCI host controllers sometimes fail to interrupt on async advance.

Installation Caveats

  • If you have a B1 system:
  1. Perform the auto-reinstall procedure at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Autoreinstallation_image before upgrading to this firmware version
  2. DO NOT use olpcflash to write new firmware images. Doing so will erase the manufacturing data that was added at the factory.
  • After you reflash, you must power cycle by physically removing power from the system. A warm-start or button-induced restart is not sufficient. Please remove both the battery pack and wall adapter for 10 seconds.

ATest users only: If you use olpcflash to write this image, you must use the --brick option.
Example: olpcflash --brick -w image.rom
This will update your EC code.

Known issues

  • Auto-repeat is slow on some USB keyboards
  • NVRAM storage for configuration variables is not yet implemented.
  • JFFS2 does not handle ECC
  • The boot menu is incomplete
  • Directory symlinks have a problem.

ATest -- Infineon RAMs only

This is a special purpose image. Do not use except on A-test boards with Infineon RAMS.

For more info see Upgrading_to_LinuxBIOS#Checking_your_DRAM_type

File:Olpc-Q2B17 CL2.5.rom

MD5: d7b255aa297882958c2c1a109812b9aa olpc-Q2B17_CL2.5.rom