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=== Power up boot sequence for activated, secure laptops ===
=== Power-up boot sequence for activated, secure laptops ===


Laptops can be pre-activated at the factory (G1G1 laptops, for example) or they can be activated with a key, as in typical country deployments. This is the boot up sequence for either type of activated laptop.
Laptops either come pre-activated from the factory—Give One Get One laptops, for example—or they are activated with a key when they are given to a child—typical of our country deployments.


The following is a description of the boot-up sequence for laptops that have been activated by either method:
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# Press Power Button; Power LED should come on; Start up sound should play
# Backlight comes on
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# White XO character appears in the middle of the screen
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# After a few seconds the XO character separates and the top half slowly revolves in a circle; 12 dots appear in the positions of numbers on a clock face
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# After as much as a few minutes, the Sugar home screen appears
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#* The XO character in the center is now colored
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#* A Journal icon appears in the 'donut'
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#* Battery and Wifi symbols appear below the donut
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#* A row of activity icons appear along the bottom
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#* Four navigation icons appear along the top


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# Press the Power Button: the Power LED comes on and a startup sound plays.
If you do not see the items listed above once the laptop has finished booting; there may be a problem with the software build. Software trouble-shooting would be the next step. Document the version of the build and the openfirmware.
# The backlight of the screen comes on.
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# A white XO character appears in the center of the screen.
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# After approximately 10 seconds, the top half of the XO character begins to slowly rotate: over the course of about 12 dots will appear in the positions of numbers on a clock face.
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# Once the circle is complete, the Sugar home screen appears.
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#* The XO character in the center is now colored.
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#* A Journal icon appears in the 'donut' below the XO character.
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#* The battery and network icons appear below the donut.
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#* A row of activity icons appear along the bottom of the Frame.
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#* Four navigation icons appear along the top of the Frame.
#* Your XO icon appears at the upper left of the Frame.


====Toubleshooting====

Once the laptop has finished booting, if you do not see all of these items, there may be a problem with your software. Document the OS and firmware versions. [[How to check the OS and firmware versions]]


=== Power up boot sequence for non-secure laptops ===
=== Power up boot sequence for non-secure laptops ===

Revision as of 21:59, 12 December 2007

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Power-up boot sequence for activated, secure laptops

Laptops either come pre-activated from the factory—Give One Get One laptops, for example—or they are activated with a key when they are given to a child—typical of our country deployments.

The following is a description of the boot-up sequence for laptops that have been activated by either method:

  1. Press the Power Button: the Power LED comes on and a startup sound plays.
  2. The backlight of the screen comes on.
  3. A white XO character appears in the center of the screen.
  4. After approximately 10 seconds, the top half of the XO character begins to slowly rotate: over the course of about 12 dots will appear in the positions of numbers on a clock face.
  5. Once the circle is complete, the Sugar home screen appears.
    • The XO character in the center is now colored.
    • A Journal icon appears in the 'donut' below the XO character.
    • The battery and network icons appear below the donut.
    • A row of activity icons appear along the bottom of the Frame.
    • Four navigation icons appear along the top of the Frame.
    • Your XO icon appears at the upper left of the Frame.

Toubleshooting

Once the laptop has finished booting, if you do not see all of these items, there may be a problem with your software. Document the OS and firmware versions. How to check the OS and firmware versions

Power up boot sequence for non-secure laptops

Non-secure laptops are those used in testing and development. Individuals can turn off security by requesting a developer's key. You can find how to un-secure your laptop here: Developer Key info

  1. Press Power Button; Power LED should come on; Start up sound should play
  2. Backlight comes on
  3. OLPC OpenFirmware version information appears
  4. Some black on white text; then the screen goes to black with white text
  5. 'Hello children of the world' message appears for a few seconds
  6. Fedora boot information
  7. Backlight comes on again; white background
  8. After as much as a few minutes, the Sugar home screen appears
    • The XO character in the center is now colored
    • A Journal icon appears in the 'donut'
    • Battery and Wifi symbols appear below the donut
    • A row of activity icons appear along the bottom
    • Four navigation icons appear along the top
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