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*power charger for the XO laptop |
*power charger for the XO laptop |
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==Let's do it!== |
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;Important: re-flashing your XO will erase everything on it! |
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:(which might be exactly what you want if you are [[Donate_Your_Get_On|donating your XO]], for example) |
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* be sure your XO is turned off |
* be sure your XO is turned off |
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::<sub>what if it doesn't turn off</sub> |
::<sub>[[USB_upgrade#The_XO_does_not_turn_off|what if it doesn't turn off]]</sub> |
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* plug your XO to a power source. |
* plug your XO to a power source. |
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* keep holding down the four gamepad keys until the message "Release the game key to continue" appears on the screen. |
* keep holding down the four gamepad keys until the message "Release the game key to continue" appears on the screen. |
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::This will happen fairly quickly, a couple seconds at most. |
::This will happen fairly quickly, a couple seconds at most. |
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::<sub>what if I don't get that message</sub> |
::<sub>[[USB_upgrade#No_.22Release_the_game_key.22_message|what if I don't get that message]]</sub> |
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=== Go === |
=== Go === |
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::If you see a grid of black and other colored boxes on your screen, congratulations! |
::If you see a grid of black and other colored boxes on your screen, congratulations! |
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::Your XO is reflashing. |
::Your XO is reflashing. |
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::<sub>[what if I don't see a grid]</sub> |
::<sub>[[USB_upgrade#No_grid|what if I don't see a grid]]</sub> |
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* Just sit back and let it do its thing. |
* Just sit back and let it do its thing. |
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::It will take about 10 minutes |
::It will take about 10 minutes |
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::Your XO may reboot twice, playing the little XO tune both times. |
::Your XO may reboot twice, playing the little XO tune both times. |
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* it will reboot automatically and ask you for a name, as if it were brand new. |
* it will reboot automatically and ask you for a name, as if it were brand new. |
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::<sub>[what if it doesn't reboot]</sub> |
::<sub>[[USB_upgrade#No_reboot |what if it doesn't reboot]]]</sub> |
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==What can go wrong== |
==What can go wrong== |
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Revision as of 23:44, 31 December 2008
What you need
- a USB flash memory stick with Sugar files
- where to get it
- an XO laptop
- power charger for the XO laptop
Let's do it!
- Important
- re-flashing your XO will erase everything on it!
- (which might be exactly what you want if you are donating your XO, for example)
1) Prepare
- be sure your XO is turned off
- plug your XO to a power source.
- plug the USB stick into any one of the three USB ports.
Start
- hold down all four gamepad keys (on the right side of the screen, above the power button).
- be sure to get all four.
- while still holding the four gamepad keys, push the power button to turn the XO on.
- You may need your other hand to do this.
- keep holding down the four gamepad keys until the message "Release the game key to continue" appears on the screen.
- This will happen fairly quickly, a couple seconds at most.
- what if I don't get that message
Go
- Release the gamepad keys.
- If you see a grid of black and other colored boxes on your screen, congratulations!
- Your XO is reflashing.
- what if I don't see a grid
- Just sit back and let it do its thing.
- It will take about 10 minutes
Done
- your XO will automatically reboot when it is done.
- Your XO may reboot twice, playing the little XO tune both times.
- it will reboot automatically and ask you for a name, as if it were brand new.
What can go wrong
The XO does not turn off
- In extreme cases of software failure you may need to remove the power source and the battery if any light keeps flashing in your XO.
No "Release the game key" message
- possibly you didn't get all the game keys at once
- power off again
- go back to Start
- possibly the USB connection has issues
- Try plugging in the flash memory to another XO port
- If after trying several times this doesn't work, suspect the USB flash is bad
- replace
No grid
- If you got the "Release game key" message, but no grid after a couple minutes,
- try another USB port. If still no go, suspect the USB flash - replace
No reboot
- If you got the "Release game key" message, then the grid, but no reboot,
- remove the flash memory, reboot manually
- If no result after a couple minutes, try again from the start with another USB port.
- If still no go, suspect the USB flash
- replace
Where to get a USB with a Sugar update
make your own
purchase one
credits
Original concept by Caryl Bigenho, of Granny Guides fame
Developed further by Chris Leonard and Yama Ploskonka