Revision as of 15:42, 14 December 2007

Really Quick Start

This instruction is meant for first-time user who want to try OLPC.

Assumptions:

Steps:

Download olpc_qemu_full.zip (210 MB)
Doubleclick the file - it should open compressed file contents which is one directory, called olpc
Drag and drop this "olpc" directory somewhere, c:\ recommended, but you can use different directory for that.
Enter olpc directory and doubleclick start_olpc.cmd.
Enjoy!

You might want to read Sugar Instructions. Sugar is the name of graphical environment of XO.
You can download another OS image, starting from ones in the green box on the right ->
(always pick ext3, not jffs2 version).
- Remark 1: Remember, the file will be compressed with "bzip2", so you'll need to uncompress it before use. I'm using Total Commander for that.
- Remark 2: The start_olpc.cmd script uses first file with .img extension as a OLPC filesystem image. If you have more than one image in olpc directory, change extensions or move out all but one file.
You can read more about emulator: Emulating the XO/Help and tips

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 * Windows XP (Windows 2000 and Vista should work, not tested)
 * About 1.5 GB free space on disk
-* Administration privileges on PC (as with any other software setup)
+* Administration privileges on PC (as with any other software installation)
 * Good Internet connection (you'll download 210 MB file)