Instructions for experts: ------------ either: copy-nand u:\soas??xo.img or: (2g or larger removable) cat soas??xo.4gremovable.tar.lzma | lzma -dc - | tar xf - -O > /dev/sdX or: (4g or larger removable) cat soas??xo.2gremovable.tar.lzma | lzma -dc - | tar xf - -O > /dev/sdX Quick Start for normal people: ------------- Create a removable drive with Sugar for use on your XO. You need to have an unlocked XO first. See instructions here for unlocking: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_Developer_Keys#Disable_the_security_system 1) Download the right sized-image: 2) "burn" it onto your removable media (USB stick / SD card). **** THIS WILL ERASE EVERYTHING ON YOUR REMOVABLE DRIVE **** Either: cat soasxo??.4gremovable.tar.lzma | lzma -dc - | tar xf - -O > /dev/sdX or: cat soasxo??.2gremovable.tar.lzma | lzma -dc - | tar xf - -O > /dev/sdX Replace the "??" with the right filename, and replace the "/dev/sdX" with the name of your removable device (the _whole device_, NOT a partition like /dev/sda1) 3) When this is done, eject the device and be sure all data were written: eject /dev/sdX ; sync ; sync 4) Plug the stick/card into your XO-1 and power it on. Replace your XO operating system ------------- There is another way - you can replace your XO's operating system: **** THIS WILL ERASE EVERYTHING ON YOUR XO laptop **** 1) Download the latest files: soas??xo.img soas??xo.crc 2) Copy it to a removable drive 3) Plug in your removable drive and press "Esc" after powering up your XO. 4a) If your removable drive is a USB drive, type: copy-nand u:\soas??xo.img 4b) If your removable drive is a SD card, type: copy-nand sd:\soas??xo.img 5) When the process completes, remove your drive and reboot the XO.