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#redirect [[Autoreinstallation image]]
This page is on how to re-flash an insecure laptop.

# First ensure you have a power adapter AND battery plugged into the laptop.
# For B3 or B4 units that have a really old build (406.14), you need to first flash the firmware
## Press the power button and hold all four gamekeys; then hit ESC when you get the message that you have 3 seconds to hit escape.
## Insert a USB key with the latest firmware on it [[Firmware]]
## At the OK prompt type: 'flash u:{path_to_rom}'
## When it powers down hold the power button until it stays off (it will want to reboot).
# To put the latest signed image on the laptop, follow these steps
## Create a USB key with the os{number}.img and fs.zip file at the root.
##* You can get these files from [http://download.laptop.org/xo-1/os/official/ official releases]
## Insert the usb key into the shut down laptop.
## If you are not up to the latest firmware, Power up the laptop while holding the X button (forces secure boot)
##* The laptop will rewrite the flash and reboot the laptop.
##* Hit esc to get to the ok prompt, and powerdown the laptop (hold the power button)
## With the usb key inserted, power up while holding all four game buttons.
##* This will re-write the nand image.
## Once done with the nand re-flash, the laptop will reboot, and get to a prompt for a name.
## Press the Alt+Ctrl+Mesh keys together to get to the terminal, and check that the laptop is at the version you wanted.
## type root, enter, and poweroff to shut down the laptop.
# To put a development build on the laptop
## Create a USB key based on the page [[Autoreinstallation image]]
##* Specifically, the section [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Autoreinstallation_image#Preparing_the_autoupdate_image Preparing_the_autoupdate_image]
## Insert the USB key into the laptop
## If you aren't at the latest firmware, follow the steps above for flashing the firmware on B3, B4, etc...
## Power up the laptop while holding the square button.
##* This will re-flash the nand image.
## When the laptop is done re-flashing, it will reboot the laptop up to the prompt for a name.
## Press the Alt+Ctrl+Mesh keys together to get to the terminal, and check that the laptop is at the version you wanted.
## Either shutdown the laptop by typing, root, enter, poweroff, or press Alt+Ctrl+Home to go back to the name prompt, and continue with the booting process.

Latest revision as of 23:48, 18 January 2008