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'''Release Notes Place Holder for [[8.2.1]] Release Notes'''

'''Second Draft, Not Final, Subject to Change without Notice'''

= Purpose =
This maintenance release resolves a few targeted bugs needed for major deployments, most notably Uruguay.

== Changes since release 8.2.0 ==

=== New features ===

Although primarily a bugfix update, release 8.2.1 includes a couple of new features which will be of great use to delpoyments.

* [[Feature roadmap/Image signing key delegation|Delegation of image signing keys to selected deployments]] <trac>9045</trac>
* [[Multicast_NAND_FLASH_Update|NAND Blaster]]: Multicast wireless software installation

In 8.2.1 the booting animation is the same for both write-protected (secure) and non write-protected laptops. If you have a developer key; then press the escape key right after powering up the laptop to get to the firmware 'OK' prompt.

=== [http://dev.laptop.org/query?status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&order=priority&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component&milestone=8.2.1 Bug fixes] ===

'''Improved interoperability with encrypted access points''' <br>
<trac>8667</trac> wpa_supplicant generates many redundant scan requests before associating <br>
<trac>8799</trac> WPA association issue when attempted from GUI: XO do not respond to first EAPOL frame <br>
<trac>9053</trac> Wireless firmware release - 5.110.22.p23 <br>
<trac>7825</trac> failure to associate to "fast" Access Points when WPA is enabled<br>

'''Touchpad fix and support for new touchpad hardware:''' <br>
<trac>8451</trac> OFW should support Synaptics touchpad <br>
<trac>9008</trac> touchpad recalibration fails <br>

'''Fedora branding.''' OLPC's 8.2 releases are based on Fedora 9. <br>
<trac>8767</trac> Kernel boot logo needs to include fedora logo <br>
<trac>9140</trac> Graphical boot in initramfs/bootanim needs fedora branding <br>

'''Localization fixes:''' <br>
<trac>9044</trac> software updater needs spanish translation <br>
<trac>8745</trac> "Your journal is full" sugar message isn't translated in Spanish in 8.2-766 <br>
<trac>9218</trac> Add Dari and Pashto locales for Afghanistan

'''Other:''' <br>
<trac>9126</trac> US English keyboard generates "wrong" accent character <br>
<trac>6028</trac> update MPP script to use dnsmasq <br>
<trac>8976</trac> Wireless activation doesn't work in 8.2. <br>
<trac>9048</trac> Wireless scanning causes network pauses <br>

'''Related activity changes.''' These changes are not part of the base 8.2.1 image. They are released at the same time and noted here for completeness. Note to editor: Add URLs to confirmed version. <br>
<trac>8982</trac> mp3 support for Uruguay <br>
<trac>9112</trac> Enable Browse to embed PDF files in itself <br>

== Notable current bugs ==
Unless noted in the bug fixes above, the open bugs are the same as in release [[Release notes/8.2.0|8.2.0]], see [[OpenBugs 8.2.0]].

== Upgrade instructions ==
Instructions for upgrading from a previous release are the same as those in 8.2.0, see [[Release notes/8.2.0#Upgrading from previous releases]].

Use build "staging-latest" instead on "767" when following those instructions. Please note this is an unsigned image.

=== Download ===
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== ECO ==

[[ECO/8.2.1]]

[[Category:Release notes]]
== Release planning ==
== Release planning ==
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== Standard information ==
== Standard information ==

<span style="font-weight: bold; color: red; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 120%;">All dates and features sets on Future releases are subject to change</span>


<small>These are all semantic annotations that other pages such as [[Releases]] can query.</small>
<small>These are all semantic annotations that other pages such as [[Releases]] can query.</small>


Release notes: [[Release notes::Release notes/{{PAGENAME}}]] ''(Should try keeping release notes on the release page, makes life easier)''
Release notes: [[Release notes::Release notes/{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Releases]]
[[Category:Releases]]


Status: [[Status::in testing]]
Status: [[Status::released]]

Target platforms: [[Target platforms::XO-1]]


Primary maintainer: [[Primary maintainer::User:Ed McNierney]]
Primary maintainer: [[Primary maintainer::User:Ed McNierney]]
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ECO: [[Is part of::ECO/8.2.1]]
ECO: [[Is part of::ECO/8.2.1]]


Primary objective: <!-- [[Has objective::??]] -->
Primary objective: [[Has objective::address critical bug fixes from release 8.2.0, mostly found in Uruguay]]


Lead customer: [[Lead customer:: OLPC Uruguay]]
Lead customer: [[Lead customer:: OLPC Uruguay]]
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Build number: [[Build number::802]]
Build number: [[Build number::802]]


Download URL: [[Download URL::http://download.laptop.org/xo-1/os/candidate/802]]
Download URL: Download URL: [[Download URL::http://download.laptop.org/xo-1/os/official/802/]] , also [[Download URL::http://download.laptop.org/xo-1/custom/g1g1/gg-802-1/]] with [[G1G1 2008]] activities pre-installed.


Firmware: [[Firmware::OLPC Firmware q2e41]]
Firmware: [[Firmware::OLPC Firmware q2e41]]


Schedule: [[target date::2009-05-15]]??
Release date: [[release date::2009-05-13]]

Build system: [[Build system::Pilgrim]] off [[Build platform::Fedora 9]]


[[Category:Releases]]
[[Category:Releases]]

Latest revision as of 07:46, 6 August 2013

The contents of this page are considered outdated and some of the information may be stale. Please use information here with caution, or update it.

Release planning

Take 3 Gregorio 20:31, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

This release is targeted for Uruguay but it wil be available to everyone and probably will be used in manufacturing. It is a maintenance release based on 8.2.0. As such it does not contain the latest changes and the goal is to minimize changes in order to bound the test cycle.

Standard information

These are all semantic annotations that other pages such as Releases can query.

Release notes: Release notes::Release notes/8.2.1

Status: Status::released

Target platforms: Target platforms::XO-1

Primary maintainer: Primary maintainer::User:Ed McNierney

ECO: Is part of::ECO/8.2.1

Primary objective: Has objective::address critical bug fixes from release 8.2.0, mostly found in Uruguay

Lead customer: Lead customer:: OLPC Uruguay

Build number: Build number::802

Download URL: Download URL: Download URL::http://download.laptop.org/xo-1/os/official/802/ , also Download URL::http://download.laptop.org/xo-1/custom/g1g1/gg-802-1/ with G1G1 2008 activities pre-installed.

Firmware: Firmware::OLPC Firmware q2e41

Release date: release date::2009-05-13

Build system: Build system::Pilgrim off Build platform::Fedora 9

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