- Reviewed Maliit packages for Fedora inclusion.
- Helped refine OFW zip file semantics.
- Misc 13.1.0 release work.
- Work in progess: WebKit crashing on geode, journal iconification bug, disable on-screen keyboard in laptop mode.
Category Archives: OLPC
OLPC weekly update 28/09
- 13.1.0 build 3 release and testing.
- Fixed XO-1.5 viafb botched resume.
- Fixed Sugar-0.98 lack of USB automount.
- Cleaned up Marvell wireless firmware in Fedora and prepared for SD8787 hardware in XO-4.
- Restored runin testing in 13.1.0.
- Fixed touchscreen mouse emulation bug in xserver-1.13.
- Preparations for including XO-4 images in 13.1.0 build stream.
OLPC weekly update 21/09
- Fixed olpc-switch-desktop for GTK3 port.
- Completed the migration to booting from zip files by default for 13.1.0.
- Found an olpc-os-builder workaround for an annoying loop device bug.
- Various bits of support on tickets on the build/release front and some work in progress on gst-browser-plugin, journal iconification bug, USB automount issue, iwmmxt, XO-1 geode rendering bug.
OLPC weekly update 14/09
- Fixed failure to show shutdown splash.
- Adopted full-coverage DejaVu fonts.
- Fixed failure to apply keyboard layout.
- Enabled override of default keyboard/language settings.
- Fixed Sugar’s language settings being lost on upgrades.
- Fixed support for some webcams on XO-1 by backporting some Linux-3.6 USB work.
- Released 13.1.0 build 2.
OLPC weekly update 07/09
- Finally released 12.1.0.
- Published first 13.1.0 development build.
- Diagnosed/fixed XO-4 camera problems in Linux.
- Fixed a spurious libertas wifi device reset.
OLPC weekly update 31/08
OLPC weekly update 24/08
- 12.1.0 build 20 release and testing.
- Fixed the XO-1.5 graphics hang with help from Jon Nettleton.
- Fixed a hang on suspend when wireless networking is disabled.
- First pass at probing the XO-1.75/XO-4 camera from the device tree.
- Documented the challenges posed to upgrade paths by our migration to devicetree.
- More F18 preparation for the first 13.1.0 development builds expected very soon.
For 12.1.0, we hoped build 20 would be final, but we found 3 nasty regressions:
- XO-1.5 hangs on suspend when networking is disabled.
- Browse crashes after logging into the school server for the first time.
- Browse is is a bit crashy on XO-1.75 when visiting some pages with javascript.
All are fixed and will be shipped in build 21 early next week.
OLPC weekly update 17/08
- Progress on XO-1.5 graphics hang during suspend/resume (the last 12.1.0 blocker) by implementing an idea originally suggested by Jon Nettleton.
- Fixed failure to build latest WebKit on ARM.
- Announced the next software development cycle, 13.1.0.
- Misc. fixing for the upgrade to Fedora 18.
OLPC weekly update 10/08
- 12.1.0 build 19 release and testing – edging closer to final release.
- Participated in planning of the next OLPC release cycle, targetting the upcoming XO-4 laptop
- Updated PolicyKit-olpc for Fedora 18 and continued work to get F18 running well on the XO.
OLPC weekly update 08/03
This week, more edging towards the 12.1.0 release:
- Fixed failure to cleanup MMC I/O when going into suspend.
- Fixed some libertas crashes when resetting the wireless device due to communications failure.
- Fixed a libertas memory leak.