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*# Some new system daemons are set to start on the next restart - either restart the machine or start them manually. The services that need starting should be: <code>incrond, apache</code>
*# Some new system daemons are set to start on the next restart - either restart the machine or start them manually. The services that need starting should be: <code>incrond, apache</code>
* '''New installations''': there is a bug in Anaconda which prevents it from setting the ownerships and permissions correctly in the /library directory. After installation, execute <code>chown -R xs-rsync.xs-rsync /library/xs-rsync/{pub,tmp,state}</code>
* '''New installations''': there is a bug in Anaconda which prevents it from setting the ownerships and permissions correctly in the /library directory. After installation, execute <code>chown -R xs-rsync.xs-rsync /library/xs-rsync/{pub,tmp,state}</code>
* This release contains the '''DS-Backup''' implementation, with a ''restore'' facility aimed mainly at the test team. The user-friendly (and privacy-friendly) version of this will be part of Moodle - coming to a build near you soon. For production deployments you might want to disable the restore page.
* This release contains the '''DS-Backup''' implementation, with a ''restore'' facility aimed mainly at the test team. The user-friendly (and privacy-friendly) version of this will be part of Moodle - coming to a build near you soon. For production deployments you might want to disable the restore page. See documentation on this feature [[XS_Blueprints:Datastore_Simple_Backup_and_Restore|here]].


* This build requires a minimum of a '''5.5Gig''' hard drive to install -- thanks to Grant Patterson for the kickstart fixes for [http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7241 trac 7241] .
* This build requires a minimum of a '''5.5Gig''' hard drive to install -- thanks to Grant Patterson for the kickstart fixes for [http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7241 trac 7241] .

Revision as of 13:23, 8 October 2008

Please read these notes to understand the capabilities and known problems with a particular release of the XS school server software. For older release notes, see XS Release Notes archived.

XS 0.4

  1. Download OLPC_XS_0_4.iso ,
  2. Read steps to install.

This release provides:

  • A complete reimplementation of xs-config, and a upgrade-and-cleanup from earlier configurations.
  • An upgrade server for the XO.
  • RSSH-jailing of ds-backup
  • PAM SOTP package (unconfigured)
  • See Example school server configuration for a step-by-step installation and configuration guide.

WLAN Firmware: 22.p6 Kernel: 2.6.23.1-23.fc7 xs-config: 0.3.6-1

Notes

  • Upgrades: With this release you can now upgrade sanely from earlier version. The steps are:
    1. Recommended: Backup the system! :-)
    2. Edit /etc/yum.repos.olpc.d/stable.repo - set the 'baseurl' of the 'olpc' repo to http://fedora.laptop.org/xs/stable/olpc/xs-0.4/i386/
    3. Run yum -y upgrade
    4. You will have to re-run /etc/sysconfig/olpc-scripts/domain_config <yourbasedomain>
    5. Some new system daemons are set to start on the next restart - either restart the machine or start them manually. The services that need starting should be: incrond, apache
  • New installations: there is a bug in Anaconda which prevents it from setting the ownerships and permissions correctly in the /library directory. After installation, execute chown -R xs-rsync.xs-rsync /library/xs-rsync/{pub,tmp,state}
  • This release contains the DS-Backup implementation, with a restore facility aimed mainly at the test team. The user-friendly (and privacy-friendly) version of this will be part of Moodle - coming to a build near you soon. For production deployments you might want to disable the restore page. See documentation on this feature here.
  • This build requires a minimum of a 5.5Gig hard drive to install -- thanks to Grant Patterson for the kickstart fixes for trac 7241 .