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The recommended method is to run [[Olpc-update]] to the new build, and then to reboot with a [[G1G1 Activity Pack]] key inserted. |
The recommended method is to run [[Olpc-update]] to the new build, and then to reboot with a [[G1G1 Activity Pack]] key inserted. |
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* A new telepathy-salut which should lead to more reliable long-running Chat sessions and that may avoid the "Christmas tree" effect ([http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5501]). |
* A new telepathy-salut which should lead to more reliable long-running Chat sessions and that may avoid the "Christmas tree" effect ([http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5501]). |
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* A new libabiword that fixes a Write sharing crasher. |
* A new libabiword that fixes a Write sharing crasher. |
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== Notable Current Bugs == |
== Notable Current Bugs == |
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* #6777 Library bundles cannot use non-ascii characters in their file names |
* #6777 Library bundles cannot use non-ascii characters in their file names |
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* #6729 Read doesn't save the PDFs it opens (when sharing) |
* #6729 Read doesn't save the PDFs it opens (when sharing) |
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* #6532 SD Card Corruption: partition table gets corrupted on ext3-formatted SD cards on suspend/resume |
* #6532 SD Card Corruption: partition table gets corrupted on ext3-formatted SD cards on suspend/resume |
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=== Customization === |
=== Customization Issues === |
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* Customization key wont install if the activities or library directories had already been created as root. |
* Customization key wont install if the activities or library directories had already been created as root. |
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=== Activity Issues === |
=== Activity Issues === |
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* Could copy images to the clipboard through record+browse+paint. They were successfully opened in paint and pasted in write! |
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[[OLPC_Update.1_Software_Release_Notes_Activity_Testing_Results|(Almost) full activity testing results for Update.1 RC-2]], all results are from build 702 |
[[OLPC_Update.1_Software_Release_Notes_Activity_Testing_Results|(Almost) full activity testing results for Update.1 RC-2]], all results are from build 702 |
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=== Collaboration Issues === |
=== Collaboration Issues === |
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* Activities were reliably sharing between 2 XOs in the same School server mesh, and also in simple mesh. This was tested with write/distance/chat/memorize |
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* Some XOs were connected to APs, while still running salut in channel 6. |
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These could very reliably exchange presence info(XOs showed in meshview/received activity invitations/joined public activities) with each other and also with the ones connected to the SS in channel 6. |
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However, no application traffic was able to be shared. This was tested in many activites including write/chat/pippy/connect and others. |
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These XOs had different msh0 ip subnets(one was SS,msh0=172.18.x.x, other was AP,msh0=169.254.x.x). |
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Perhaps this explains why the traffic data wasnt sent? But again, presence traffic was shared fine. |
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* Some times when joining a Chat the activity wasnt responding. Keystrokes were shown int he edit box. |
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The log displayed : "groupadd: group 10019 exists Creating mailbox file: File exists". |
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The bug wasnt consistent though |
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Seemed identical to 6499 |
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* We couldn't manage to make read share. Perhaps this is still related to 6483. More testing was done subsequently and bugs have been filed. |
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Activity sharing is quite fragile in official-703. See [[Collaboration Network Testbed]] for more detailed results. |
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In particular, Read sharing is not a reliable mechanism for transporting PDFs between laptops. Other less bandwidth-intensive activities such as Write, Distance, Chat, and Memorize were somewhat can be shared with somewhat more reliability. |
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* Disabling salut(6299) was working fine. Salut + Avahi traffic were successfully disabled for some minutes when receiving a public ip. |
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* One telepathy-salut crash was seen but it was probably not [http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/6310]. More testing needed. |
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* Last but not least: The inhibit-idle-suspend flag stops the XO from suspending automatically. |
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I was under the impression that a suspended XO will wake with MDNS packets. However, I removed the inhibit-idle-suspend flag and suspended for 15min. When resumed, all the XOs were failed in avahi. It seems that MDNS packets didnt wake it. |
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Are there different rules for resuming from automatic suspend vs resuming from manual suspend? |
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This needs to be further looked into. |
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Revision as of 04:27, 5 April 2008
This page is monitored by the OLPC team.
For the general public
DRAFT
Pending successful completion of the Release Checklist, we will release build candidate-703 as official-703.
Breaking Changes from official-656
Activities must be installed separately.
Motivation: OLPC cannot presently afford to maintain more than one stable build. Therefore, we have decided to provide a "blank slate" which must be customized with activities and content bundles at installation time. (Some people have asked OLPC to provide a single step upgrade/customization path but no resources have been allocated to this task).
Finding Activities
OLPC hosts many Activities and several activity packs including:
- G1G1 Activity Pack or G1G1 activity pack.
- Peru activity pack
- Here is a list of the customizations OLE Nepal has made as of March 27th for build 702.
To use an activity pack:
- Download it.
- Unzip it onto the root of a USB key.
- Insert the USB key into your XO and reboot. (Hold the X game key while booting if your machine's firmware is unlocked.)
Linux will boot and unpack each of the bundles into place.
- Another future option for installing 'activity pack' bundles, from console use xo-get.
What's the recommended way to upgrade?
The recommended method is to run Olpc-update to the new build, and then to reboot with a G1G1 Activity Pack key inserted.
Improvements from official-656
See OLPC_SW-ECO_4 for a more precise list of the changes, indexed by ticket, that lead from candidate-699 to candidate-703. To summarize, we added:
- OFW version Q2D14 which will delay firmware updates until power is available.
- Newer library indexing software which fixes a recently introduced typo.
- Better Spanish localization of the library and of the X and console keymaps.
- A new telepathy-salut which should lead to more reliable long-running Chat sessions and that may avoid the "Christmas tree" effect ([1]).
- A new libabiword that fixes a Write sharing crasher.
Notable Current Bugs
- #6777 Library bundles cannot use non-ascii characters in their file names
- #6729 Read doesn't save the PDFs it opens (when sharing)
- #6532 SD Card Corruption: partition table gets corrupted on ext3-formatted SD cards on suspend/resume
- The contents of a USB key didn't show in the journal. So couldn't install activity bundles from the USB through the journal.
Customization Issues
- Customization key wont install if the activities or library directories had already been created as root.
Activity Issues
- #6773 TamTamJam: Recorded microphone slots don't playback
- Couldnt add feeds to news reader because clicking "+"/dropdown on the feeds tab didn't do anything.
(Almost) full activity testing results for Update.1 RC-2, all results are from build 702
Network Issues
- WEP and WPA initially worked fine and were tested several times; however, after some time, no XOs could connect to the WPA access point. The icon also disappeared in one of the XOs.
Collaboration Issues
Activity sharing is quite fragile in official-703. See Collaboration Network Testbed for more detailed results.
In particular, Read sharing is not a reliable mechanism for transporting PDFs between laptops. Other less bandwidth-intensive activities such as Write, Distance, Chat, and Memorize were somewhat can be shared with somewhat more reliability.