Release notes/10.1.3
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Purpose
An update to software release 10.1.2 aiming to roll as many blockers and high bugs as possible along with activity improvements.
Installation
XO-1.5
How to install unsigned build os357-4g of release 10.1.3 on XO-1.5.
The build is installed to the internal microSD device. You will need a USB drive of at least 1 GB capacity, but only for the duration of the installation.
ALL USER DATA WILL BE ERASED FROM THE LAPTOP!
- Prepare the USB drive:
- Download os357-4g.zd,
- Save the file to the top directory of the USB drive,
- Prepare the laptop:
- Make a copy of any data you wish to keep,
- Obtain a Developer key and disable security,
- Check the battery is inserted and locked,
- Check that the power cord is in place and the battery indicator is green,
- Turn off the laptop, unless it is already off,
- Insert the USB drive into any USB port on the laptop,
- Start installing:
- Obtain the Ok prompt,
- Type the command:
fs-update u:\os357-4g.zd
Installation progress will be displayed. Green colour will fill grey blocks. It will take about ten minutes. Once finished, the Ok prompt will return. Remove the USB drive. The laptop must be rebooted using bye or the power button, not with the boot command. The USB drive can be used on other laptops.
XO-1
How to install unsigned build os357 of release 10.1.3 on XO-1.
The build is installed to the internal NAND flash device. You will need a USB drive of at least 1 GB capacity, but only for the duration of the installation.
ALL USER DATA WILL BE ERASED FROM THE LAPTOP!
- Prepare the USB drive:
- Prepare the laptop:
- Make a copy of any data you wish to keep,
- Obtain a Developer key and disable security,
- Check the battery is inserted and locked,
- Check that the power cord is in place and the battery indicator is green,
- Turn off the laptop, unless it is already off,
- Insert the USB drive into any USB port on the laptop,
- Start installing:
- Obtain the Ok prompt,
- Type the command:
copy-nand u:os357.img
Installation progress will be displayed. Green colour will fill yellow blocks. It will take about five minutes. Once finished, the Ok prompt will return. Remove the USB drive. The laptop may be rebooted. The USB drive can be used on other laptops.
New features
Ad-hoc networking by default
<trac>9845</trac>
Known Problems
to be completed
See Release_notes/10.1.2#Known_Problems_2 prior release known problems.
Bugs fixed
Sugar
os350
- Journal: Show alert when error occurs while writing to external devices <trac>10312</trac>
- AP: separate signal strength from status <trac>10347</trac>
- Add default Ad-hoc networks <trac>9845</trac>
- Connect to gabble immediately when possible <trac>10350</trac>
- Unable to register a laptop after trying on the wrong network <trac>6857</trac>
- Feedback when deleting files on an external device <trac>10351</trac>
- Do not break if the string contains no conversion specifier <trac>10372</trac>
- Save title when closing <trac>10346</trac>
os351
- Disable start option for entries that can't be opened <trac>8733</trac> (Mukul Gupta)
- Cleanup temporary files on startup <trac>10301</trac> (Simon Schampijer)
- restore sugar-launch by bundle id substring, fixes <trac>9189</trac> (James Cameron)
- New go-home icon, needed by Browse <trac>10364</trac> (Gary C Martin)
- Remove shared activity from the neighborhood view when no members left <trac>10308</trac> (Simon Schampijer)
- Deal with unicode nick names <trac>889</trac> (moved patch from rpm into repository) (Simon Schampijer)
os353
- Adapt bundleregistry to use the new activity version scheme #10379
- Sugar Ad-hoc icons show in search results when connect/disconnect to AP OLPC #10412
- Add new activity numbering scheme #10379
olpc-kbdshim
os351
- dpad rotates wrong <trac>10380</trac>
olpc-powerd
os351
- avoids resume from suspend when lid opens <trac>10402</trac>
olpc-utils
os352
- add config for screen rotation (part of #9350)
- Enable SiSUSB support (part of #10210)
xorg-x11-drv-openchrome
os351
- Screen rotation support for XO-1.5 <trac>9350</trac>
Browse (xulrunner)
os351
- Browse has no "busy" indication <trac>10383</trac>
os353
- Web activity uses gettext on file name #6874
- History not right when resuming activity #10437
- Add Home Button in Browse #10364
- Browse fails to download some files with non-ascii characters #8857
- Can not save pictures from the olpc library with Browse to Journal #10365
- Palettes in Browse do not always go away #10407
Distance
os353
- Changes ringdown values for mor stable meassures (part of #10122)
Paint
os353
- Use new colorchooser (still use ColorSelector for <= 0.82) #1015
- Fixed aspect ratio mode for Shape tools #3705
- New suggestion for arrow drawing in Paint #4170
- Changes made to save the last added text item #5917
- Paint - Rect. Marquee icon changes erratically #5882
- Implemented Mirroring Effect in Paint Activity - SL#2463
- Added Invert Color Effect to Paint Activity - OLPC #2495
- Title for 'Rectangualar Marquee' tool changed to 'Select Area' - SL #2266
- Paint starts with a random color selected SL #2053
- Paste images from clipboard - SL #813, #9022
- paint overwrites file type instead of creating new file - SL #1771
- Slider bar should change brush and line width - #8865
- Tools & Shapes would be a radio button set - #3695 and #3694
- Active point of Paint pointers should be at tip of penscil, brush, drip on fill bucket, etc - SL #296
- The free form polygn tool should be in the shapes toolbar - OLPC #3693
- turn off activity sharing - SL #1863
- Make "keep aspect ratio" selection visible in the UI. - SL #931
- Under tools tab, pencil size funcionality is not working - SL #1902
- Change in the icon activity to avoid errors in new librsvg
- Clean up cursors
- Add binary files to python 2.7
Write
os353
- Change the default method to insert images #3066 and #7405. This adds a checkbox to enable the user to select the method
- Preserve the mime type when reading and saving files. Related to tickets #8972, #5291, #1925 and SL #2127.
- Add option to export to PDF - SL #1458
- Paste images in write #2507 and #7186. Now you can copy an image from Paint, Browse or Write and paste in Write.
Read
os353
- Add scrolling options for PDFs #10396
Help
os353
- Fix permissions for HTML pages: use 0644
- Fix icon for F13 changes in rendering #8513
- Use go-home icon #8575, #10267
- Add view toolbar, with zoom in, zoom out and full screen buttons
- Remove width from content section in css to improve screen usage
- Merge with latest XO 1.5 branch
Pippy
os353
- Cannot start "Thanks" example #10384
- Add EditToolbar & modify toolbars for <=0.84 compatibility #10395
- Fix svg icons for Pippy
- Remove the 'dobject'/groupthink submodule
- Switch activity.info from class to exec
xorg-x11-drv-sisusb
os352
- Make SISUSBVGA devices trivial to use #10210
memorize
os351
- Game not transferred when loading a created game <trac>10302</trac>
