Release notes/8.2.1

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Release Notes Place Holder for 8.2.1 Release Notes

Second Draft, Not Final, Subject to Change without Notice

Purpose

Changes Release 8.2.0

New features

Signing of customized images http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Erik_Garrison/Image_Digestor

The code can be found at: http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/erik/image-digestor

NAND Blaster:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Multicast_NAND_FLASH_Update

Bug fixes

ECO/8.2.1

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

<trac>8976</trac> Wireless activation doesn't work in 8.2.

<trac>8667</trac> wpa_supplicant generates many redundant scan requests before associating

  1. 8767 Kernel boot logo needs to include fedora logo new defect high 8.2.1 distro
  2. 8799 WPA association issue when attempted from GUI: XO do not respond to first EAPOL frame new defect high 8.2.1 wireless
  3. 9044 software updater needs spanish translation new defect high 8.2.1 sugar
  4. 9045 key delegation new defect high 8.2.1 security
  5. 9048 Wireless scanning causes network pauses new defect high 8.2.1 wireless
  6. 9126 US English keyboard generates "wrong" accent character assigned enhancement high 8.2.1 keyboards
  7. 6028 make dnsmasq work with NM for Mesh as a portal assigned defect normal 8.2.1 network manager
  8. 8451 OFW should support Synaptics touchpad reopened defect normal 8.2.1 ofw - open firmware
  9. 8745 "Your journal is full" sugar message isn't translated in Spanish in 8.2-766 new defect normal 8.2.1 localization
  10. 8982 separate mp3 player package for etoys? new defect normal 8.2.1 etoys-activity
  11. 9008 B4, touchpad suddenly stops working new defect normal 8.2.1 kernel
  12. 9053 Firmware release - 5.110.22.p23 new defect normal 8.2.1 wireless
  13. 9102 OFW multicast NAND updater (NANDblaster) new task normal 8.2.1 ofw - open firmware
  14. 9112 Enable Browse to embed PDF files in itself new defect normal 8.2.1 browse-activity
  15. 9140 Graphical boot in initramfs/bootanim needs fedora branding new defect normal 8.2.1 not assigned

Notable Current Bugs

Unless noted in the bug fixes above, the open bugs are the same as in 8.2.0: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OpenBugs_8.2.0

Upgrade Instructions

Instructions for upgrading from a previous release are the same as those in 8.2.0: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0#Upgrading_from_previous_releases

Use build nnn instead on "767" when following those instructions.