Release notes/10.1.1

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Purpose

This release has been developed as an update to 10.1.0.

New features

3G and GSM Support

When a USB wireless modem is attached, it can be configured and used for internet access.

• a new Modem Configuration icon is in My Settings,
• when a USB wireless modem is inserted, an icon appears in the Frame.

Acceleration of movies/video

Movies and video are now played smoothly with new Xv support in the graphics driver.

Battery monitor in GNOME desktop

A battery icon appears to the left of the date on the top right of the GNOME desktop. Notifications regarding change to battery and AC adapter state appear on the bottom right.

Method for disabling wireless

The Network icon in My Settings has a Radio checkbox that when turned off prevents the wireless from operating.

It is easy to forget that it is been turned off.

Updated Help Activity

The Help activity has been updated to include XO-1.5 features.

Notable current bugs

No NANDblaster

NANDblaster, a technology used to install OLPC OS releases on large numbers of laptops simultaneously, did not make it into this release. A development version is working. This feature is a high priority and we expect to finish it soon. (<trac>9484</trac>)

No screen rotation

The screen rotation key found below the bottom left of the display is currently not functional. (<trac>9350</trac>)

Low sound quality in Scratch activity

Sound output from the Scratch activity is, well, scratchy. (<trac>9375</trac>)

Installation

Make sure your firmware is up to date. These instructions were tested with OLPC Firmware Q3A39.

The build is installed to the internal microSD device and no external device needs to be attached afterward to boot it.

ALL USER DATA WILL BE ERASED FROM THE LAPTOP!

• Prepare the USB memory stick:
  • Download os203.zd (705Mb),
  • Save the file to the top directory of a USB memory stick, with the name unchanged,
  • Download os203.zsp.fs.zip (2.5Mb),
  • Save the file to the top directory of a USB memory stick, with the name fs.zip,
  • Check the USB memory stick contains at least the two files fs.zip and os203.zd.

• Prepare the XO-1.5 laptop:
  • Make a copy of any data you wish to keep,
  • Turn off the XO-1.5, unless it is already off.
  • Insert the USB memory stick into any USB port on the XO-1.5,

• Start installing:
  • Hold down all four game keys,
  • Turn on the XO-1.5,
  • Wait for the message Release the game keys to continue,
  • Release the game keys.

Installation progress will be displayed. Once finished, the laptop will reboot. Remove the USB memory stick during or after the reboot. The USB memory stick can be used on other laptops.

If you see a message Boot failed then the USB memory stick has not been properly prepared.

Updating OS

If you wish to update the XO 1.5 operating system from a previous version, you can type on the terminal, as root:

olpc-update 10.2_xo1.5-203   # updating to build 203 of 10.2

A few previous versions do not support this method.