F11 for XO-1
OLPC and others are developing a new Fedora based operating system for both the XO-1. It includes various improvements and modernizations over the previous released version for the XO-1 hardware used many deployments and donors.
See draft 10.1.2 release notes for work completed so far.
OLPC will usually not sign the build images until they are ready for release as stable builds. Until then, installation requires an unlocked laptop and the instructions below.
Installation
How to install signed build os850 of release 10.1.2 on XO-1.
The build is installed to the internal NAND flash device. You will need a USB drive of at least 1 GB capacity, but only for the duration of the installation.
ALL USER DATA WILL BE ERASED FROM THE LAPTOP!
- Prepare the USB drive:
- Download os850.img,
- Save the file to the top directory of the USB drive,
- Download os850.img.fs.zip,
- Save the file to the top directory of the same USB drive,
- Rename the file to fs.zip, (removing the os850.img part of the name),
- Check the USB drive contains at least the two files fs.zip and os850.img.
- Prepare the laptop:
- Make a copy of any data you wish to keep,
- Check the battery is inserted and locked,
- Check that the power cord is in place and the battery indicator is green,
- Turn off the laptop, unless it is already off,
- Insert the USB drive into any USB port on the laptop,
- Start installing:
- Hold down all four game keys (see this in pictures),
- Turn on the laptop,
- Wait for the message Release the game keys to continue,
- Release the game keys.
Installation progress will be displayed. Green colour will fill yellow blocks. It will take about five minutes. Once finished, the laptop will reboot automatically. Remove the USB drive during or after the reboot. The USB drive can be used on other laptops.
If you see a message Boot failed then either:
- the USB drive has not been properly prepared, or;
- the firmware is out of date and should be updated (see Firmware).
See Also
OLPC is not the only one making XO-1 operating system builds. You can also obtain builds from others in the wider community:
- Bernie Innocenti, Sugar Labs, Paraguay Educa and Activity Central, in collaboration with Plan Ceibal, and other volunteers are maintaining a build of Sugar 0.88 on Fedora 11 for XO-1, see more at Sugar Labs
- Steven M. Parrish maintains a build, see more at Sugar Labs