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new F11-for-XO1 images available for testing
by Daniel Drake 02 Nov '09

02 Nov '09

Hi, I just built 2 images of F11-for-XO1 on OLPC infrastructure according to my own instructions. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1 The first one is based on the backport that I built and tested before (a few weeks ago), so it will probably work: http://dev.laptop.org/~dsd/f11-xo1/os1 and the second one is updated with all of the recent changes that have been happening in XO-1.5 software development, bringing the 2 trees in sync at the present time http://dev.laptop.org/~dsd/f11-xo1/os2 Neither have been tested since the internet connection here in Nepal is very slow - I will download them over the weekend. It would be great if anyone is interested in testing during that time though. I would suggest starting with os2 and falling back on os1 if it doesn't work. I'm still looking for people to take on the role of making these builds on a regular basis - for me, these builds are just a one-off for now. The usual cautions apply: this is development code, there will be bugs. Installation instructions: use copy-nand to install osX.img with osX.crc. Daniel

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SoaS v2 Beta Release - "The Next Big Thing"
by Sebastian Dziallas 30 Aug '09

30 Aug '09

Hi everybody, I'm pleased to announce the availability of the Sugar on a Stick v2 Beta Release. This release includes already a preview of the features in the upcoming final release, which is due to November 24 right now. Major updates have been applied and we are now shipping the Fedora 12 Alpha base system as well as the latest Sugar 0.85.3 release. Additionally, we are now shipping the zyx-liveinstalller by default. Please download and test your version of this release from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-beta.iso 6db05c91d2bc1a6c4af1044cea2ae0b6d63931af soas-2-beta.iso When placing the image on your USB key, please use either liveusb-creator [1] for Windows or livecd-iso-to-disk [2] for Linux. We are also providing an appliance image for use with VirtualBox, as well as VMware, to allow even Mac users to test Sugar on a Stick [3]. Later in the development cycle, SoaS will also feature specific images the XO. Finally, please note also that we are going to have a test day on SoaS with Fedora QA this Thursday. More information will be provided later. In case you encounter any issues, please report them at our bug tracker: https://launchpad.net/soas Thanks, --Sebastian Dziallas [1] https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/ [2] http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh [3] http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/appliances/soas3-20090830.zip

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Powerd feedback
by Gary C Martin 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

Hi Paul, Running latest F11-for-XO1 (build 6) here on a couple of XOs here (one XO-B4 and one XO-1, I have another XO-1 for test but the manufacturer fat fingered the serial code in OF so it can't be unlocked), and must say energy saving is working rather well (better than previous XO released solutions). One unexpected UI behaviour (just considering the XO-1 here), is that once a machine sleeps, the only way to wake it is to press and hold the power button: - wiggling on the touch pad makes the power light turn, on but does not wake the machine :-( - pressing keys on the internal keyboard makes the power light turn on, but does not wake :-( Pressing and holding the power button works to awaken the machine, but leaves me with the thoughts: - if I just tap the button, nothing happens, I have to hold for a good moment or so - but if I press the button down for too long, I loose all my work as the machine will hard shut down Regards, --Gary

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New F11 for the XO-1 Build 6
by Steven M. Parrish 27 Aug '09

27 Aug '09

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1 http://dev.laptop.org/~smparrish/xo-1/builds/ The main point of this release is to ensure that only 0.84 compatible activities are downloaded from ASLO. here are the file differences since os5 -atlas-sse-3.8.3-7.fc11.i586 +atlas-sse-3.8.3-4.fc11.i586 -cups-libs-1.4-0.rc1.14.fc11.i586 -curl-7.19.4-9.fc11.i586 +cups-libs-1.4-0.rc1.15.fc11.i586 +curl-7.19.6-1.fc11.i586 +dash-0.5.5.1-2.fc11.i586 -DeviceKit-power-009-1.fc11.i586 +DeviceKit-power-010-0.3.20090810git.fc11.i586 -dracut-0.8-1.fc11.i586 +dracut-0.9-1.fc11.i586 -etoys-4.0.2212-1.fc11.noarch +etoys-4.0.2229-1.fc11.noarch -farsight2-0.0.12-1.fc11.i586 +farsight2-0.0.14-1.fc11.i586 -fontconfig-2.6.99.behdad.20090508-1.fc11.i586 +fontconfig-2.7.1-1.fc11.i586 -glibc-2.10.1-4.i686 -glibc-common-2.10.1-4.i586 +glibc-2.10.1-5.i686 +glibc-common-2.10.1-5.i586 -gnome-power-manager-2.26.4-1.fc11.i586 +gnome-power-manager-2.26.4-3.fc11.i586 -gnutls-2.6.6-1.fc11.i586 +gnutls-2.6.6-2.fc11.i586 -gstreamer-plugins-base-0.10.23-3.fc11.i586 +gstreamer-plugins-base-0.10.24-1.fc11.i586 -gstreamer-python-0.10.15-1.fc11.i586 +gstreamer-python-0.10.16-1.fc11.i586 -gupnp-igd-0.1.1-3.fc11.i586 -gvfs-1.2.3-10.fc11.i586 -gvfs-fuse-1.2.3-10.fc11.i586 +gupnp-igd-0.1.3-3.fc11.i586 +gvfs-1.2.3-12.fc11.i586 +gvfs-fuse-1.2.3-12.fc11.i586 -hal-0.5.12-28.20090226git.fc11.i586 +hal-0.5.12-29.20090226git.fc11.i586 -hal-libs-0.5.12-28.20090226git.fc11.i586 +hal-libs-0.5.12-29.20090226git.fc11.i586 -libcurl-7.19.4-9.fc11.i586 +libcurl-7.19.6-1.fc11.i586 -libnice-0.0.6-1.fc11.i586 +libnice-0.0.9-1.fc11.i586 -libpurple-2.5.8-2.fc11.i586 +libpurple-2.6.1-1.fc11.i586 -libvorbis-1.2.0-7.fc11.i586 +libvorbis-1.2.0-8.fc11.i586 -libxml2-2.7.3-2.fc11.i586 -libxml2-python-2.7.3-2.fc11.i586 +libxml2-2.7.3-3.fc11.i586 +libxml2-python-2.7.3-3.fc11.i586 -nscd-2.10.1-4.i586 +nscd-2.10.1-5.i586 -nss-3.12.3.99.3-2.11.3.fc11.i586 -nss_ldap-264-2.fc11.i586 -nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.3.99.3-2.11.3.fc11.i586 +nss-3.12.3.99.3-2.11.4.fc11.i586 +nss_ldap-264-6.fc11.i586 +nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.3.99.3-2.11.4.fc11.i586 -olpc-powerd-9-1.fc11.i586 +olpc-powerd-10-1.fc11.i586 -readahead-1.4.9-1.fc11.i586 +readahead-1.5.0-1.fc11.i586 -telepathy-gabble-0.7.26-1.fc11.i586 +telepathy-gabble-0.7.26-2.fc11.i586 -telepathy-haze-0.3.0-1.fc11.i586 +telepathy-haze-0.3.1-1.fc11.i586 -totem-2.26.3-1.fc11.i586 -totem-gstreamer-2.26.3-1.fc11.i586 -totem-mozplugin-2.26.3-1.fc11.i586 +totem-2.26.3-3.fc11.i586 +totem-gstreamer-2.26.3-3.fc11.i586 +totem-mozplugin-2.26.3-3.fc11.i586 -tzdata-2009k-1.fc11.noarch +tzdata-2009k-2.fc11.noarch +wget-1.11.4-3.fc11.i586 -xorg-x11-drv-evdev-2.2.4-1.fc11.i586 +xorg-x11-drv-evdev-2.2.5-1.fc11.i586 -xorg-x11-server-common-1.6.2-3.fc11.i586 +xorg-x11-server-common-1.6.3-4.fc11.i586 -xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.6.2-3.fc11.i586 +xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.6.3-4.fc11.i586 -xz-libs-4.999.8-0.7.beta.fc11.i586 +xz-libs-4.999.8-0.8.beta.20090817git.fc11.i586 All normal warnings apply. This is development code. Please report any issues you may have. Steven ===================================================== Steven M. Parrish ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- gpg fingerprint: 4B6C 8357 059E B7ED 8095 0FD6 1F4B EDA0 A9A6 13C0 http://tuxbrewr.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: SMParrish @ #fedora-kde, #fedora-devel, #fedora-olpc, #sugar

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Re: [Testing] New F11 for the XO-1 Build 6
by Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Thanks mitch Upgrading firmware was the solution. Rafael Ortiz On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Mitch Bradley<wmb(a)laptop.org> wrote: > Note the change list in http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Firmware_q2e19 , > specifically the one about support of new kernels. > > You should upgrade to the latest release q2e41 > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Firmware_q2e41 > > Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero wrote: >> Q2E18, haven't noticed how old it was. :) >> >> >> >> >> Rafael Ortiz >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Mitch Bradley<wmb(a)laptop.org> wrote: >> >>> Which version of Open Firmware are you using? >>> >>> Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for your reply Mitch. >>>> >>>> Even thought, i pressed the '√' gamepad button at boot >>>> the system does not pass from loading ramdisk, >>>> can any body build a new F11 on XO .img with the solution propossed >>>> by Mitch ? >>>> >>>> wmb: The solution for this is to add "dcon-unfreeze unfreeze" to >>>> /boot/olpc.fth, somewhere before the "boot" line, thus turning off >>>> "pretty boot". Alternatively, if you want to keep pretty boot, >>>> releasing the screen only after all of the text messages have >>>> finished, you can add "echo 0 >/sys/devices/platform/dcon/freeze" to a >>>> late initscript. >>>> >>>> or what can i do to workaround this issue ?. >>>> >>>> Rafael Ortiz >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Mitch Bradley<wmb(a)laptop.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> It's probably the same thing as the first item in >>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rawhide-XO#Known_issues >>>>> >>>>> We made "pretty boot" the default in later versions of Open Firmware, >>>>> but many alternative operating systems don't know how to "unfreeze" the >>>>> screen. >>>>> >>>>> Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hello >>>>>> >>>>>> i was trying these instructions >>>>>> (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1) on an XO-1 for the new >>>>>> build, >>>>>> but the booting gets stuck on loading the ramdisk image >>>>>> is there something else i should be doing ?. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Rafael Ortiz >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Yioryos >>>>>> Asprobounitis<mavrothal(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now olpc-powerd works as advertised. Kudos. However the problem with the overlap with the GNOME PM remains. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I guess the X-server and Gnome power management updates also did not affect the battery monitor and screen rotation issues rotation. Next one may be :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Did the automatic software update ok, found etoys-103, updated it but kept finding it as updatable. This was also the case with os5. Also etoys (and scratch) fail to get the fill color after the first use and to not have a Journal entry. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Other activities with problems >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pippy-34 fails to find and import modules (I have filled a ticked since os3). Could be a distro-specific problem though. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Record does _not_ record sound. Actually the mic light is not even coming up (this was also the case in os5). Use of mic does not solve the problem. The "silent" recording is not saved at the bottom strip. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Measure also fails to see the mic (internal or external) and record anything on first launch. Is there anyway to test if mic is working? On the second launch Measure fails to load altogether. This was also the case in os5. If you erase the existing Journal entry launches OK (but fails to see the mic again) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Might be an issue with Journal/paths? (datastore log is full of dbus warnings) Pippy also generates a working tmp copy of the application file in ~/.sugar/default/org.laptop/tmp/ and from there can not find the modules that do exist. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Of course could be independent problems. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Should I be filling tickets with (if not present)? I mean is F11-XO1 going to be the way to Sugar0.84? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Fedora-olpc-list mailing list >>>>>>> Fedora-olpc-list(a)redhat.com >>>>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-olpc-list >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Testing mailing list >>>>>> Testing(a)lists.laptop.org >>>>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Devel mailing list >>>>> Devel(a)lists.laptop.org >>>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Devel mailing list >>> Devel(a)lists.laptop.org >>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel >>> >>> > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel(a)lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel >

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Re: [Testing] New F11 for the XO-1 Build 6
by Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Q2E18, haven't noticed how old it was. :) Rafael Ortiz On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Mitch Bradley<wmb(a)laptop.org> wrote: > Which version of Open Firmware are you using? > > Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero wrote: >> Thanks for your reply Mitch. >> >> Even thought, i pressed the '√' gamepad button at boot >> the system does not pass from loading ramdisk, >> can any body build a new F11 on XO .img with the solution propossed >> by Mitch ? >> >> wmb: The solution for this is to add "dcon-unfreeze unfreeze" to >> /boot/olpc.fth, somewhere before the "boot" line, thus turning off >> "pretty boot". Alternatively, if you want to keep pretty boot, >> releasing the screen only after all of the text messages have >> finished, you can add "echo 0 >/sys/devices/platform/dcon/freeze" to a >> late initscript. >> >> or what can i do to workaround this issue ?. >> >> Rafael Ortiz >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Mitch Bradley<wmb(a)laptop.org> wrote: >> >>> It's probably the same thing as the first item in >>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rawhide-XO#Known_issues >>> >>> We made "pretty boot" the default in later versions of Open Firmware, >>> but many alternative operating systems don't know how to "unfreeze" the >>> screen. >>> >>> Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero wrote: >>> >>>> Hello >>>> >>>> i was trying these instructions >>>> (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1) on an XO-1 for the new >>>> build, >>>> but the booting gets stuck on loading the ramdisk image >>>> is there something else i should be doing ?. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Rafael Ortiz >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Yioryos >>>> Asprobounitis<mavrothal(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> Now olpc-powerd works as advertised. Kudos. However the problem with the overlap with the GNOME PM remains. >>>>> >>>>> I guess the X-server and Gnome power management updates also did not affect the battery monitor and screen rotation issues rotation. Next one may be :) >>>>> >>>>> Did the automatic software update ok, found etoys-103, updated it but kept finding it as updatable. This was also the case with os5. Also etoys (and scratch) fail to get the fill color after the first use and to not have a Journal entry. >>>>> >>>>> Other activities with problems >>>>> >>>>> Pippy-34 fails to find and import modules (I have filled a ticked since os3). Could be a distro-specific problem though. >>>>> >>>>> Record does _not_ record sound. Actually the mic light is not even coming up (this was also the case in os5). Use of mic does not solve the problem. The "silent" recording is not saved at the bottom strip. >>>>> >>>>> Measure also fails to see the mic (internal or external) and record anything on first launch. Is there anyway to test if mic is working? On the second launch Measure fails to load altogether. This was also the case in os5. If you erase the existing Journal entry launches OK (but fails to see the mic again) >>>>> >>>>> Might be an issue with Journal/paths? (datastore log is full of dbus warnings) Pippy also generates a working tmp copy of the application file in ~/.sugar/default/org.laptop/tmp/ and from there can not find the modules that do exist. >>>>> >>>>> Of course could be independent problems. >>>>> >>>>> Should I be filling tickets with (if not present)? I mean is F11-XO1 going to be the way to Sugar0.84? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Fedora-olpc-list mailing list >>>>> Fedora-olpc-list(a)redhat.com >>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-olpc-list >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Testing mailing list >>>> Testing(a)lists.laptop.org >>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Devel mailing list >>> Devel(a)lists.laptop.org >>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel >>> >>> > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel(a)lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel >

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Re: [Testing] New F11 for the XO-1 Build 6
by Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Thanks for your reply Mitch. Even thought, i pressed the '√' gamepad button at boot the system does not pass from loading ramdisk, can any body build a new F11 on XO .img with the solution propossed by Mitch ? wmb: The solution for this is to add "dcon-unfreeze unfreeze" to /boot/olpc.fth, somewhere before the "boot" line, thus turning off "pretty boot". Alternatively, if you want to keep pretty boot, releasing the screen only after all of the text messages have finished, you can add "echo 0 >/sys/devices/platform/dcon/freeze" to a late initscript. or what can i do to workaround this issue ?. Rafael Ortiz On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Mitch Bradley<wmb(a)laptop.org> wrote: > It's probably the same thing as the first item in > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rawhide-XO#Known_issues > > We made "pretty boot" the default in later versions of Open Firmware, > but many alternative operating systems don't know how to "unfreeze" the > screen. > > Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero wrote: >> Hello >> >> i was trying these instructions >> (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1) on an XO-1 for the new >> build, >> but the booting gets stuck on loading the ramdisk image >> is there something else i should be doing ?. >> >> >> >> Rafael Ortiz >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Yioryos >> Asprobounitis<mavrothal(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Now olpc-powerd works as advertised. Kudos. However the problem with the overlap with the GNOME PM remains. >>> >>> I guess the X-server and Gnome power management updates also did not affect the battery monitor and screen rotation issues rotation. Next one may be :) >>> >>> Did the automatic software update ok, found etoys-103, updated it but kept finding it as updatable. This was also the case with os5. Also etoys (and scratch) fail to get the fill color after the first use and to not have a Journal entry. >>> >>> Other activities with problems >>> >>> Pippy-34 fails to find and import modules (I have filled a ticked since os3). Could be a distro-specific problem though. >>> >>> Record does _not_ record sound. Actually the mic light is not even coming up (this was also the case in os5). Use of mic does not solve the problem. The "silent" recording is not saved at the bottom strip. >>> >>> Measure also fails to see the mic (internal or external) and record anything on first launch. Is there anyway to test if mic is working? On the second launch Measure fails to load altogether. This was also the case in os5. If you erase the existing Journal entry launches OK (but fails to see the mic again) >>> >>> Might be an issue with Journal/paths? (datastore log is full of dbus warnings) Pippy also generates a working tmp copy of the application file in ~/.sugar/default/org.laptop/tmp/ and from there can not find the modules that do exist. >>> >>> Of course could be independent problems. >>> >>> Should I be filling tickets with (if not present)? I mean is F11-XO1 going to be the way to Sugar0.84? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Fedora-olpc-list mailing list >>> Fedora-olpc-list(a)redhat.com >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-olpc-list >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Testing mailing list >> Testing(a)lists.laptop.org >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing >> > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel(a)lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel >

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Re: [Testing] New F11 for the XO-1 Build 6
by Paul Fox 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

mitch wrote: > It's probably the same thing as the first item in > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rawhide-XO#Known_issues > > We made "pretty boot" the default in later versions of Open Firmware, > but many alternative operating systems don't know how to "unfreeze" the > screen. i doubt that's it -- if olpc-powerd is installed and powerd is running (and yioryos claims it is), then powerd will unfreeze the screen 10 seconds after it's started. paul > > Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero wrote: > > Hello > > > > i was trying these instructions > > (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1) on an XO-1 for the new > > build, > > but the booting gets stuck on loading the ramdisk image > > is there something else i should be doing ?. > > > > > > > > Rafael Ortiz > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Yioryos > > Asprobounitis<mavrothal(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> Thank you. > >> > >> Now olpc-powerd works as advertised. Kudos. However the problem with the > overlap with the GNOME PM remains. > >> > >> I guess the X-server and Gnome power management updates also did not affect > the battery monitor and screen rotation issues rotation. Next one may be :) > >> > >> Did the automatic software update ok, found etoys-103, updated it but kept > finding it as updatable. This was also the case with os5. Also etoys (and > scratch) fail to get the fill color after the first use and to not have a > Journal entry. > >> > >> Other activities with problems > >> > >> Pippy-34 fails to find and import modules (I have filled a ticked since > os3). Could be a distro-specific problem though. > >> > >> Record does _not_ record sound. Actually the mic light is not even coming up > (this was also the case in os5). Use of mic does not solve the problem. The > "silent" recording is not saved at the bottom strip. > >> > >> Measure also fails to see the mic (internal or external) and record anything > on first launch. Is there anyway to test if mic is working? On the second > launch Measure fails to load altogether. This was also the case in os5. If you > erase the existing Journal entry launches OK (but fails to see the mic again) > >> > >> Might be an issue with Journal/paths? (datastore log is full of dbus > warnings) Pippy also generates a working tmp copy of the application file in > ~/.sugar/default/org.laptop/tmp/ and from there can not find the modules that > do exist. > >> > >> Of course could be independent problems. > >> > >> Should I be filling tickets with (if not present)? I mean is F11-XO1 going > to be the way to Sugar0.84? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Fedora-olpc-list mailing list > >> Fedora-olpc-list(a)redhat.com > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-olpc-list > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Testing mailing list > > Testing(a)lists.laptop.org > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing > > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel(a)lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel =--------------------- paul fox, pgf(a)laptop.org

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SoaS3-20090822 impressions
by Mikus Grinbergs 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

Disclaimer: I am not asking for help; I'm sharing my experiences. Ran with SoaS3-200908222158.iso (booted from USB stick) on my XO-1. Slow. The sugar session was liable to vanish at the drop of a hat. Kudos and congratulations on the use of metacity. Xorg windows for Linux applications now behave as they should. [In particular, firefox 3.5.2 runs beautifully, with correct-sized text. So do my Java applications.] Something I've mentioned before, which I think is a __BLOCKER__: For some unknown reason (probably because the root filesystem got to be 98% full), Sugar put up the "Journal is full" warning -- and I COULD NOT GET RID of that warning panel, which prevented me from continuing to use Terminal !!! Ended up going to the text console, cleaned up some space in the root filesystem, went back to Journal to delete something there, and only then could I again use Terminal. PLEASE, show that warning -- but put an (X) button on that warning panel so the user can (even if temporarily) get it out of his way. Noticed some flakiness with Sugar palette functions -- I use an USB mouse, and had to click repeatedly on the self-icon in Home View in order to show the palette that would take me to 'My Settings'. Also, there were times when hovering over the icons (e.g., for running Activities) in the Frame top edge did not show the palette for that icon (I had wanted to stop that Activity). [Other times, Frame worked as it should.] Also noticed the "multiplier effect" in Terminal - click once in the vertical scroll bar and the screen scrolls many many pages. [This is an old problem - but some builds show it all the time, other builds very rarely or not at all.] Enough for F12 experiences, mikus

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Re: F11 for XO1 - Fonts
by Daniel Drake 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

2009/8/18 Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu(a)sugarlabs.org>: > Yes, I would be happiest if we did the same that GNOME does. Do you > know how widgets change the font size in response of changes to the > gconf setting? It's done with xsettings. The property name is Gtk/FontName. All GTK+ apps automatically listen for it (see gdk/x11/gdksettings.c in GTK+ source code as a starting point). In GNOME, gnome-settings-daemon watches the gconf key for changes and then generates xsettings/XChangeProperty calls once a change is detected. I've now finished the feature page for this: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Font_configuration Daniel

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