Updating the XO

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Overview of upgrading options

XO laptops can be manually updated while connected to the Internet, or Standalone offline.

Online

The XO can be updated with an active internet connection using the olpc-update command.

Offline

The XO can be upgraded offline with a USB device for either a Simple Offline Upgrade with olpc-update or a full Clean Install.

Revert

You can revert back to the previous version if an update goes wrong if you use the olpc-update method, using the Circle booting procedure on the Cheat codes page. Advanced users will also be able to explicitly opt out in advance of all updates.

School Server

In school situations, the teacher or administrator would be able to control the update process, perhaps so that updates don't happen until the end of a semester (This functionality is implemented, but the school server tools to actually administer groups of laptops aren't yet ready in early 2008, check School server for more).

Firmware

The OS image includes firmware and so if you upgrade your XO your XO will also update its firmware if the OS image's firmware is newer. If you'd like to upgrade the firmware separately, see Upgrading Firmware.

Opting out of automatic upgrades

For instructions on opting out of the automatic upgrades to your XO's build/firmware, please see the Update streams page.