sameer wrote: > Krishnan is local to SF. We'll help him get upgraded. be sure and verify what hardware he has before starting. build 417 is pretty old, and could represent a pre-B3, or whatever the oldest machine still installable with current s/w is.
paul > > Sameer > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:16 AM, C. Scott Ananian <csc...@laptop.org> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Krishnan R.S. <rskrish...@hotmail.com> > > Date: Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 2:48 AM > > Subject: Upgrading a _very_ old OLPC > > To: csc...@laptop.org > > > > > > Hello, > > I managed to get my hands on a very old OLPC XO laptop for my > > daughter. I've been trying, unsuccessfully, to upgrade the OS to > > something current. The main issues are: > > > > My image has no olpc-update > > I tried to follow the wiki instruction to update olpc-update - alas > > that leads to more issues about missing python2.5 > > I tried to install python using apt/deb/dpkg but all of these fail > > since the apt/deb/dpkg tools are missing :( > > Looking at /etc/issue - I see build 417 - and some messages that look > > like errors "kernel \r \m ...." :) so maybe I have a pre-alpha build > > :) > > > > So ... I'm somewhat at a loss as to what my next steps are. My > > daughter seems pretty excited with the device and enjoys the "paint" > > application. I'd like to get a more recent build so she can use the > > newer apps/toos. > > Can you point me in the right direction ? Or am I wasting my time > > trying to do the impossible? > > Thanks, > > Krishnan > > +1-415-606-3069 > > -- > > Krishnan Subramaniam > > rskrish...@hotmail.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ( http://cscott.net/ ) > > _______________________________________________ > > Devel mailing list > > Devel@lists.laptop.org > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel =--------------------- paul fox, p...@laptop.org _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel