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(damn protected wiki pages... so put the info here instead)
(how to flash an update)
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[[Image:Zone_plate_boys.png|thumb|the Zone Plate Boys image]]
[[Image:Zone_plate_boys.png|thumb|the Zone Plate Boys image]]


==how to flash an update==
[http://mailman.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2007-March/004143.html According to Jim Gettys,] the procedure is as follows:
[http://mailman.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2007-March/004143.html According to Jim Gettys,] the procedure is as follows:
#Put the [[OLPC_Firmware_Q2B76|Olpc-Q2B76.rom]] image on a USB device as '''Q2B76.rom'''
#Put the [[OLPC_Firmware_Q2B76|Olpc-Q2B76.rom]] image on a USB device as '''Q2B76.rom'''
#Put the [http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/development/build299/devel_jffs2/olpc-redhat-stream-development-devel_jffs2.img jffs2 devel "build 299"] OS image on a USB device as '''Build299.img'''
#Put the [http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/development/build299/devel_jffs2/olpc-redhat-stream-development-devel_jffs2.img jffs2 devel "build 299"] OS image on a USB device as '''Build299.img''' (see [http://learn.laptop.org/tinderbox/builds/build299/ tinderbox report])
#Boot, stopping at the OpenFirmware '''ok''' prompt by hitting the spacebar
#Boot, stopping at the OpenFirmware '''ok''' prompt by hitting the spacebar
#Run '''copy-nand disk:\Build299.img'''
#Run '''copy-nand disk:\Build299.img'''

Revision as of 00:10, 11 March 2007

the Zone Plate Boys image

how to flash an update

According to Jim Gettys, the procedure is as follows:

  1. Put the Olpc-Q2B76.rom image on a USB device as Q2B76.rom
  2. Put the jffs2 devel "build 299" OS image on a USB device as Build299.img (see tinderbox report)
  3. Boot, stopping at the OpenFirmware ok prompt by hitting the spacebar
  4. Run copy-nand disk:\Build299.img
  5. Run flash disk:\Q2B76.rom