Comments on: My OLPC dream comes true http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:05:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mark Ahlness http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52836 Mark Ahlness Sun, 25 May 2008 00:25:54 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52836 Wes - congratulations! Have you ever has as much fun moving so slowly on a computer? :) I just posted a blog article from my back yard, complete with flickr picture, totally from an XO - took me like an hour. But when it works, wohoo! - Mark ps - let me know if you'd like to connect to a jabber server. Mine are all on school.letschange.org - don't you love the name? :) Wes - congratulations! Have you ever has as much fun moving so slowly on a computer? :) I just posted a blog article from my back yard, complete with flickr picture, totally from an XO - took me like an hour. But when it works, wohoo! - Mark

ps - let me know if you’d like to connect to a jabber server. Mine are all on school.letschange.org - don’t you love the name? :)

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52830 Wesley Fryer Sat, 24 May 2008 23:44:15 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52830 Great news- after installiing the update I was able to get the XO on my home network using a WPA2 password no problem! I moderatered a few blog comments and am writing this comment on the XO now in fact! :-) Great news- after installiing the update I was able to get the XO on my home network using a WPA2 password no problem! I moderatered a few blog comments and am writing this comment on the XO now in fact! :-)

]]> By: Kent Chesnut http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52729 Kent Chesnut Sat, 24 May 2008 01:35:29 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52729 Wesley, I found this page about connecting to WPA manually... http://wiki.laptop.org/go/WPA_Manual_Setting. I only tried for a few minutes but wasn't able to get it to work on a corporate network (unfortunately, it has a hidden SSID... maybe that's the problem). Good luck with the XO, Kent Wesley,
I found this page about connecting to WPA manually… http://wiki.laptop.org/go/WPA_Manual_Setting. I only tried for a few minutes but wasn’t able to get it to work on a corporate network (unfortunately, it has a hidden SSID… maybe that’s the problem).
Good luck with the XO,
Kent

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52560 Wesley Fryer Thu, 22 May 2008 13:07:13 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52560 Mark: Thanks so much for this tip! I gave this a try but got the following error: <blockquote>Downloading contents of build 656. @ERROR: Unexpected server greeting: fakeroot, while creating message channels: Invalid argument rsync error: error starting client-server protocol (code 5) at main.c(1383) [receiver=2.6.9] Could not dowload update contents file from: rsync://updates.laptop.org/build-656/contents I don't think the requested build number exists</blockquote> Since that didn't work I tried the <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olpc-update#Workaround:_updating_olpc-update" rel="nofollow">"Workaround: updating olpc-update" instructions</a> on the same wiki page you sent, and the update downloaded to 30%. However, I then got the error: <blockquote>Cannot write to '/tmp/X/617-save.img' (No space left on device).</blockquote> I will try the USB update option later this evening! :-) Mark:

Thanks so much for this tip! I gave this a try but got the following error:

Downloading contents of build 656.
@ERROR: Unexpected server greeting: fakeroot, while creating message channels: Invalid argument
rsync error: error starting client-server protocol (code 5) at main.c(1383) [receiver=2.6.9]

Could not dowload update contents file from:
rsync://updates.laptop.org/build-656/contents
I don’t think the requested build number exists

Since that didn’t work I tried the “Workaround: updating olpc-update” instructions on the same wiki page you sent, and the update downloaded to 30%. However, I then got the error:

Cannot write to ‘/tmp/X/617-save.img’ (No space left on device).

I will try the USB update option later this evening! :-)

]]> By: Mark Ahlness http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52532 Mark Ahlness Thu, 22 May 2008 06:40:56 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52532 Wes, I am smiling bigtime as I read your post. Not because of the hassles, of course, but because of the potential you have seen and now have a chance to go for. If you have not upgraded to build 656, try it. If online, type this in terminal: su -l olpc-update 656 All info here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olpc-update Let me know when you're online reliably, and we can connect via a jabber server! - Mark Wes, I am smiling bigtime as I read your post. Not because of the hassles, of course, but because of the potential you have seen and now have a chance to go for.

If you have not upgraded to build 656, try it.

If online, type this in terminal:

su -l
olpc-update 656

All info here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olpc-update

Let me know when you’re online reliably, and we can connect via a jabber server! - Mark

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52528 Wesley Fryer Thu, 22 May 2008 05:26:25 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52528 Of course Kevin! :-) Thanks for the updates on WPA and WPA2 encryption, Andy. I'm sorry to hear they have been cracked, but glad they are still pretty secure for most situations-- as you say, certainly better than WEP. Dean: I am really looking forward to using the XO and learning more about it for the same reason. Between the XO, the <a href="http://event.asus.com/eeepc/microsites/en/index.htm" rel="nofollow">eeePc</a>, and other sub-$1000 laptops I think more and more people will be seeing the fiscal reasonability of 1:1 learning projects soon. I certainly hope so. Of course Kevin! :-)

Thanks for the updates on WPA and WPA2 encryption, Andy. I’m sorry to hear they have been cracked, but glad they are still pretty secure for most situations– as you say, certainly better than WEP.

Dean: I am really looking forward to using the XO and learning more about it for the same reason. Between the XO, the eeePc, and other sub-$1000 laptops I think more and more people will be seeing the fiscal reasonability of 1:1 learning projects soon. I certainly hope so.

]]> By: Neighbors on my WiFi? False Alarm? » Moving at the Speed of Creativity http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52522 Neighbors on my WiFi? False Alarm? » Moving at the Speed of Creativity Thu, 22 May 2008 05:10:21 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52522 [...] evening after I removed wireless encryption from our home network to accommodate our new XO laptop, I started reviewing the wireless router logs on our Airport Express router and access point to see [...] [...] evening after I removed wireless encryption from our home network to accommodate our new XO laptop, I started reviewing the wireless router logs on our Airport Express router and access point to see [...]

]]> By: Dean Mantz http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52517 Dean Mantz Thu, 22 May 2008 04:19:57 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52517 I would love to learn more about the XO and how it may be a great option for our elementary schools. I would love to learn more about the XO and how it may be a great option for our elementary schools.

]]> By: Andy http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52513 Andy Thu, 22 May 2008 04:01:42 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52513 For what it's worth, both WPA and WPA2 (PSK variations only) have been slightly broken. Programs like aircrack-ng allow dumping of packets created when a computer associates with the wireless network, which can then be attacked offline via brute-force methods. The encryption itself hasn't been broken, but an offline attack can be made easier through several variables as well. That said, both are significantly more secure than WEP, and will keep 98% of recreational attackers out. For what it’s worth, both WPA and WPA2 (PSK variations only) have been slightly broken. Programs like aircrack-ng allow dumping of packets created when a computer associates with the wireless network, which can then be attacked offline via brute-force methods. The encryption itself hasn’t been broken, but an offline attack can be made easier through several variables as well. That said, both are significantly more secure than WEP, and will keep 98% of recreational attackers out.

]]> By: Kevin Honeycutt http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52512 Kevin Honeycutt Thu, 22 May 2008 03:48:55 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/21/my-olpc-dream-comes-true/#comment-52512 Cool! Wow can I mess with it at NECC? Cool! Wow can I mess with it at NECC?

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