- 13.1.0 build 16 and 17 release and testing, now using frozen package trees.
- Investigated initramfs boot problems on ARM.
- Fixed support for UHS-I SD cards on XO-1.75.
- Helped with some awkward XO-4 volume mixer interactions.
OLPC weekly update 23/11
- Packaged and tested Geode all-black composite fix
- 13.1.0 build 14 release and testing
- Work in progress: XO-1.75 UHS-I SD card support, Maliit automatic language configuration.
OLPC weekly update 16/11
- XO-4 C1 bringup support.
- Fixed slow GNOME logout regression.
- Set up replacement mock.laptop.org server, solving lack of disk space.
- Fixed XO-4 instruction execution bug exposed by yum.
- Fixed gzip –rsyncable functionality for Etoys.
- Fixed XO-4 occasional failure to resize root partition.
OLPC weekly update 09/11
- 13.1.0 build 10 release and testing.
- Fixed a pygobject bug causing Sugar’s icons to not appear.
- Investigated the possibility of fixing the manually-triggered on-screen keyboard – it’s not doable at the moment.
- Fixed on-screen keyboard failure to initialise after booting in tablet mode.
- Fixed XO-1.75 audio recording regression.
- Restored modem support in 13.1.0.
- Work in progress: UHS-I SD card support, improved Maliit language support.
Daniel’s week 02/11
- Made Browse homepage more touch-friendly.
- Fixed an XO-1.5 repeat rendering bug
- Implemented solid picture compositing for XO-1.5 to work around an X rendering bug and restore text rendering performance with recent cairo versions.
- Updated system configuration for systemd-195.
- Fixed GNOME Applications menu is empty.
- Work in progress: XO-1.75 UHS-I SD card support, some Sugar icons invisible, on-screen keyboard fixes.
OLPC weekly update 26/10
- 13.1.0 build 8 release and testing.
- USB-VGA testing and fixing (thanks to Kevin Gordon): fixed DisplayLink on XO-1.75 and XO-4, sisusbvga is now working on XO-1.75, but doesn’t work under GNOME on any XO platform.
- Work in progress: UHS-I SD card support.
OLPC weekly update 17/10
- 13.1.0 build 7 released.
- Ported the OLPC activity updater to GTK3/Sugar-0.98.
- Another Sugar wireless networking connectivity fix.
- Fixed display of plugins in latest WebKit versions.
- Fixed metacity iconification bug preventing smooth opening of Sugar’s Journal.
This weekend I’ll be attending the OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2012.
OLPC weekly update 12/10
- Fixed WebKit crash on AMD Geode.
- Restored GNOME2-style desktop.
- Implemented auto-activation of on-screen keyboard when in ebook mode.
- Fixed issues preventing wireless connectivity under Sugar.
- Fixed and packaged abiword-2.9.x for GTK3 and touch selection support.
- 13.1.0 release work: build 6 released, having moved into our first stabilisation milestone.
OLPC weekly update 05/10
- 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.
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.