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== "About my XO" Release 8.2.0 ==
If you have [[Release_Notes/8.2.0|Release 8.2.0]] (in development as of September 2008), then you can determine which [[builds|build]] and [[firmware]] your XO is running by:
# Return to the [[Home view]] by pressing F3 (the F3 key is the same as the Home key [[Image:Home key f3 small.png]]).
# Hover the cursor over the XO icon in the middle of the Home view. (If you don't see the XO icon, click the "ring" icon in the menu to switch to Favorites view from List view.)
# In the menu that pops up, click the item "Control Panel", then click "About my XO".

== "About this XO" pre-release 8.2.0 ==
If you have [[Release_Notes/8.1.0|Release 8.1.0]] (also known as "Update.1", also known as Build 703 and higher) or later, then you can determine which [[builds|build]] and [[firmware]] your XO is running by:
# Return to the [[Home view]] by pressing F3.
# Hover the cursor over the XO icon in the middle of the Home view.
# In the menu that pops up, click the item "About this XO".

_or_

If you have [[Release_Notes/7.1.0|Release 7.1.2]] or before (also known as the 600s) you can determine which [[builds|build]] and [[firmware]] your XO is running by:

== Terminal commands ==
If have a release older than 8.1.0, you will not see an "About this XO" or "Control Panel" menu item when you put your cursor over the XO icon in the Home View. In that case you can find the release your XO is running by entering commands in a terminal.

Start the [[Terminal Activity]] or a [[console]].

Then type the following and press Enter:
olpc-netstatus -i
it will display your build, firmware version, and wireless firmware version (as "[[Libertas]]")

There are other commands that display your build number, including:
cat /etc/issue
cat /boot/olpc_build

There are other commands that display your firmware version, including:
[[su -l]]
olpc-bios-sig
and
cat /ofw/openprom/model

=== Other version information ===
For wireless Libertas firmware version, type
ethtool -i eth0

For Marvell wireless boot2 loader firmware version, type
cat /proc/bus/usb/devices | grep -C 2 1286

== Other mechanisms ==
=== Console displays build information===
The console displays the build number, until it scrolls off the top of the screen.
# Press ctrl+alt+F2 (the F2 key is the same as the Group key [[Image:Friends key f2 small.png]]. The Ctrl key has a solid diamond on it (♦); the Alt key has an open diamond on it (♢). See [[Keyboard Shortcuts]] for more details.)
# Read the build number from the first line of text that appears in the console window

Sample transcript:
OLPC build '''650''' (stream ship.2: variant devel_jffs2)
kernel 2.6.22-20070919.2.olpc.0987654321abcdefabcedf on an i586
xo-05-29-BB login:

The OS build number in the above example is '''650'''.

To return to the Sugar graphical display press ctrl+alt+F3 . (The F3 key is the same as the Home key ([[Image:Home key f3 small.png]]).)

==See also==
* [[Checking the Layout configuration]] has instructions for checking other system settings.
* [[Test Network Configuration]] has many commands to display details of network configuration.

Latest revision as of 21:39, 14 February 2011

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