Powerup Boot Sequence

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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.

1. Press Power Button; Power LED should come on; Start up sound should play
2. Backlight comes on
3. White XO character appears in the middle of the screen
4. 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
5. 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

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.

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