internet wireless
Paul Reinhartsen
anybody know why i can't get the olpc to ok my wireless password?
i use bell south with a wireless modem...olpc recognizes the modem, signal is strong...but when it ask for an encryption key or password -- which i've confirmed with bellsouth is my phone number -- the olpc does not recognize it...the network circle on the screen blinks, but it never connects...instead, it opens the encryption box again and asks again for the key or password...
is there something i need to do (and is there any way i should have known what to do via the instructions or internet sites)? I can't seem to figure anything out at all to this point...
thanks for any help.
paul
Steve Holton
There 650 release shipped on some of the XO's has problems connecting to some wireless access points. More info here:
- http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wifi_Connectivity
- http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wifi_Troubleshooting_Guide
The 656 release is much improved and may correct the problems you're seeing. You can find out which software release you're running on your XO by using this URL in the Browse activity:
file://localhost/etc/issue
If you're running 650, I'd strongly recomment updating to 656 before you do anything else. Update instructions are available here:
- http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Update_paths
Lots more info in the Support FAQ:
- http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support
- http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_FAQ
And of course, write back here is you have other questions.
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Paul Reinhartsen
Steve Holton
Most likely, the USB key you've got is already correctly formatted. It
does not need to be specifically formatted for Linux. Simply plug it
into whichever computer you're using to download (I'm guessing Windows
or Mac) and make sure there aren't any other files on the USB Key.
Then put the two downloaded files on.
The USB key needs to be formatted with a FAT filesystem. Almost any
USB key less than 4GB in size will be formatted this way, so you don't
need to do anything. (The exceptions to this rule are USB keys which
do more than store files, such as ones which are also MP3 players, or
ones which offer to encrypt the files for safety, or ones which state
clearly on the package that Microsoft Windows is required to use it.)
A simple test is to plug the USB key into the XO, and see if it
appears as an icon along the bottom of the Journal Activity. If it
does, the format is correct.
Some problems can only be addressed as a conversation with interactive
question and answer. So don't be afraid to ask.
On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Paul Reinhartsen
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Steve Holton
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Russell Harrison
<paul.rei...@gmail.com> wrote:
> To update to 656 w/o internet for the olpc, I got a 1 gig usb storage key
> and went to download the two files needed...however, the instructions say
> the storage key needs to be formatted (I assume for Linux) before
> downloade=ing and offers no hint on how to do such formatting...can it be
> formatted on a windows machine for linux? How? Why don't the instructions
> say so? This is the 50th time since I got the machine that I can't follow
> the instructions for how to use it (nor can any of my friends, family or
> their children)...
Your USB key should have been formated as a VFAT file system (Windows
95) when you get it. This is actually the partition type that the XO
will need so you shouldn't have to do anything to the USB key. The
only thing that may trip you up would be if it wasn't marked a
bootable. I'm pretty sure you can do that in windows the same way you
would format any other disk.
Russell