ECO/8.1.2
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This is a software release.
Summary
- Title
- 8.1.2 OS plus Q2e12 firmware
- Description
- The OS upgrade is to include the 'Failsafe' fix for NAND-full bug trac 7591. The Firmware upgrade is to support new motherboard hardware which is proposed and tested by quanta. The G1G1 activities are to include the Help activity.
- Date proposed
- 2008-07-15
- Target date
- 2008-07-30
- Priority
- high.
- Champion
- Richard Smith/Kim Quirk
- Reviewers
- triage team
- Testing: 1 hour smoke
- Special testing required
- NAND-full test, ensure Help activity shows up on G1G1 image
- Rollout
- per709-1 (8.1.2 with Peru activities); en709-1 (8.1.2 with G1G1 activities); OFW to mfg
- Manufacturing: As soon as released
- Field: Communicate to the field that this build is available. Work with Uruguay for custom fixes (as they desire)
- Discussion
- Comments/discussion
- Checklist
- ECO 6 checklist
Issues (Open, Fixed, Partially Fixed, Mysterious, and Not Fixed)
- EC changes
- #7463 board ID was updated to work with the soon to be relased C3 revision of the PCB.
- OFW now has the ability to disable the ec battery subsystem if security is off.
- OFW changes
- Incorporate OFW2 modifications
- #7399 - fixed "test /nandflash::fixbbt" command.
- #7180 - new boot animation frames (background is white not gray) to match the new UI design.
- #7141 - improved error messages for secure FS update.
- SD driver - Increased data timeout to the max value, since some cards timeout with lesser values.
- camera selftest - display the camera image expanded to fill the screen. In the movie mode, mirror image the display and automatically adjust the brighness according to the ambient conditions.
- #7141 - added link to wiki page describing solution to "Bad hash" problem.
- OS changes
- #7591 - failsafe fix to delete large activity or user data file to ensure at least 50M of Nand is available. Without this fix, if the NAND fills up, the laptop will not boot.
- Activities
- Peru activities need to include latest content and books
- G1G1 activities need to include Help activity