Comments on: Kicking off a gen-1.5 development process: Updating the XO hardware

By: OLPC 1.5 refresh replaces AMD Geode CPU with VIA C7-M - Liliputing

OLPC 1.5 refresh replaces AMD Geode CPU with VIA C7-M - Liliputing — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:05:47 +0000

[...] identical to the original XO Laptop. But instead of using an AMD Geode low power processor, it will sport a VIA C7-M CPU. Last month there was a rumor going around that OLPC was going to drop the AMD chip and switch to [...]

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:43:25 +0000

Great! I got 4 OLPC computers, when they first became available in the G1G1 program. 3 worked great. One has never worked. The little light comes on, showing there is power, but the screen never lights up. I replaced the little battery inside, that is supposed to fix the clock, but it still does not wok.

Perhaps I can upgrade and get a working computer????

It was for a worthy cause, and I appreciated the opportunity to contribute – but being able to use my OLPC would be very nice.

Steven

By: Robert Braxton

Robert Braxton — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:23:43 +0000

Our organization is very interested in the 1.5 when it is available. We obtained day one (day zero) G1 G1 units in November, 2007 (six units) which we now use in after-school tutoring for mostly immigrant youngsters in Virginia near Washington, D.C. plus a hundred delivered July 2009 in Kibwezi, Kenya.

By: XO-3 concept design is here! | One Laptop per Child

XO-3 concept design is here! | One Laptop per Child — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:50:52 +0000

[...] arrived! As announced in Tuesday’s press release, after our upcoming releases of our 1.5 and 1.75 models next year, we are looking at the XO-3, a thin touchscreen tablet. Here are the [...]

By: curts

curts — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:50:50 +0000

I too would be interested in a 1.5 motherboard update. I’ve figured out how to install Firefox 3.6b5, Thunderbird 3, and OpenOffice 3.x, but it requires patience (and swap space on my SD card) to run these apps. at 400 MHz. The expanded RAM and 1 GHz CPU would make a huge difference.

I still love to show off my XO-1 to folks that have never seen one “in the flesh” before.

By: Ds karte

Ds karte — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:41:24 +0000

Bill gates once said the same thing, but do all our children really needs a laptop, everyone?

By: XO roadmap updates: XO 1.5, 1.75, and 3 | One Laptop per Child

XO roadmap updates: XO 1.5, 1.75, and 3 | One Laptop per Child — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:50:32 +0000

[...] we announced our coming hardware lineup, the pending production of the XO 1.5, and published the first concept photos and timeline for the XO-3 tablet. Here’s the press [...]

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:06:17 +0000

I would love to install anything into my current XO that would allow me to watch streaming video.
I hope this motherboard is easy to install.
In the past I have tried to download a flash player but never understood EXACTLY how to do it.
I love my olpc and hope I don’t have to give it up.

Be well all.

By: Shail

Shail — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:53:11 +0000

Great tips in your blog to solve the problem of the Laptops.
Thanks

By: JH

JH — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:23:45 +0000

If the XO-1.5 turns into a real product by the end of the year, I’m ready to order a few – the updates seem awesome! Hugs to the developers!

By: rp

rp — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:06:47 +0000

Put me down as interested in a 1.5 upgrade mobo if its available.
I’d love to upgrade my existing XO – I like the unit and its on loan to a friend with a small child – as she grows, it might be nice for her to be able to grow with the unit.
I think it would be better to upgrade it rather than buy a new one – less waste maybe?

RP in Ottawa, Canada

By: ed

ed — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:34:10 +0000

Jim, although there is a major software update to go with it, the 1.5 project is primarily a hardware (motherboard) upgrade. So while there will still be new software available for the XO-1, you can’t download something that will turn an XO-1 into an XO-1.5 because the XO-1.5 has a substantially different motherboard.

It is mechanically and electrically feasible to consider installing a 1.5 motherboard into a 1.0 machine, and we’re investigating the possibility of offering an upgrade motherboard. We’re not yet sure we’ll be able to do that, but we do know that people are interested in it.

By: sj

sj — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:25:45 +0000

You can already play video content on your current XO. If you visit Dailymotion (for instance dailymotion.com/olpc) or any other site that streams the ogg video format, you can play it from your browser. If you want to play youtube videos, you’ll first need to install Adobe Flash (wiki.laptop.org/go/Adobe_Flash) .

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:53:10 +0000

Does this mean that I will be able to play video content on my current XO?
Wish that was available.
I’m a bit slow on these concepts,perhaps someone can tell me.
Will I be able download the upgrade to this G 1.5 version?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:21:32 +0000

I would like the 1.5 release to be able to support running the OpenOffice
suite. I know AbiWord is the base for Sugar Write but adults use the machines
too and older kids might need compatibility (in the states and elsewhere) with
commonly available formats…

Also, the XO is painfully slow starting.
Fedora (upon which the default distro is based) has a 20 second boot plan goal.
OpenFirmware apps are nice and fast by comparison. Don’t make me figure out microemacs saving to nand or usb just to make some notes on this hardware… Please, pretty please… ‘=/

Getting online quickly would be good too.
If not in a school environment, would it be possible to stop looking for school servers and mesh? This has been slowing down the connect so much, as it cycles…
An easy config option?

A touchscreen would really help too. Having a 5 yo and most people want to just point at stuff… Realize this may be a 2.0 goal thing, but had to push. It would be good to have as an option for people in 1.5 land to start thinking and developing for that goal target, like backporting…
Keyboard size is an issue with the existing package.and hopefully the touchscreen could be a way of trying typing too… adjusting the size to age/ disability/ handedness, etc…

Projector support. Don’t care if it’s a dongle/ extra accessory/ option, but for those trying to push the project locally, showing it onscreen in demos would really help. Don’t think the USBVGA adapter has flown, but might have missed something…

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:18:54 +0000

When Gen 1.5 goes in to production, will it be possible to purchase a new board to upgrade existing Gen 1 XOs?

By: mosamjc

mosamjc — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:00:22 +0000

Depending on the out-of-the-box experience, with the 1.5, I may consider picking one up as an ebook reader until Jepson’s newer screen technology filters its way into newer devices. I’ve always been impressed by the XO’s ebook mode, but I have never been able to justify buying an x86 processor slower than anything I’ve owned over the last 9 years. With this I may finally have a solution to shed some bulky university textbooks and, depending on how well it browses and word processes, my laptop