olpc-os-builder repository help

2010-08-03 Thread javed khan
Hi All i followed the instruction in the read me of olpc-os-builder as 1. install Fedora 11, 2. install the build dependencies: yum install zlib-devel libtomcrypt-devel glibc-headers 3. build the package: make install 4. install the run-time dependencies:

Re: olpc-os-builder repository help

2010-08-03 Thread Mike Dawson
Hi, There's no need to clone repos... when you use image builder or os builder it will download only the required packages. You can also put a proxy cache in between the build script and the Internet (set the http_proxy variable) to make sure that when you go to run the build again nothing will

Re: olpc-os-builder repository help

2010-08-03 Thread James Cameron
On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 10:39:21AM +0430, javed khan wrote: now i have some question I want to create local repository, so which files i should download from http://xs-dev.laptop.org/~dsd/repos/ there are three folders f11 f11-xo1.5 f11-xo1 there are tons of files there. now what should i

Re: [IAEP] Recommend build for XO-1.0 deployment

2010-08-03 Thread Tabitha Roder
On 02/08/2010, James Cameron qu...@laptop.org wrote: Tabitha, check to see if the deployment can use unlocked laptops; and if the policy is acceptable, we can assist with use of Collection stick and unlocking. We have already collected the spares at the ministry with a collection stick.

Re: New 10.1.2 build os303 for XO-1 and XO-1.5

2010-08-03 Thread Yioryos Asprobounitis
--- On Fri, 7/30/10, Chris Ball c...@laptop.org wrote: From: Chris Ball c...@laptop.org Subject: New 10.1.2 build os303 for XO-1 and XO-1.5 To: Fedora OLPC fedora-olpc-l...@redhat.com Cc: Devel devel@lists.laptop.org Date: Friday, July 30, 2010, 5:25 PM

Re: [IAEP] Recommend build for XO-1.0 deployment

2010-08-03 Thread James Cameron
On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 07:45:59AM +, Tabitha Roder wrote: On 02/08/2010, James Cameron qu...@laptop.org wrote: Tabitha, check to see if the deployment can use unlocked laptops; and if the policy is acceptable, we can assist with use of Collection stick and unlocking. We have already

Re: [IAEP] Recommend build for XO-1.0 deployment

2010-08-03 Thread Tabitha Roder
Thanks James. These are part of a Pacific region donation pool of 5000. We will have to see what happens. Our advice to future deployments is to do the dev key request thing before the laptops leave for the schools, even if they aren't loaded into the laptops. Thanks. On 03/08/2010, James

Re: New 10.1.2 build os303 for XO-1 and XO-1.5

2010-08-03 Thread James Cameron
On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 12:47:33AM -0700, Yioryos Asprobounitis wrote: The bad news is that the XO-1.5 froze at the end of the update (was left unattended for ~30 min plugged in the AC). I had to hard reboot (power button for 5 sec) and then worked fine running os303. Is this the same unit

Re: olpc-os-builder repository help

2010-08-03 Thread Esteban Bordon
The repo config that start with olpc_public_rpms_ is downloaded from http://xs-dev.laptop.org/~dsd/repos. This configuration is hardcoded in modules/repos/ksmain.50.repos.py If you want to change it, you should change the line that contains url = http://xs-dev.laptop.org/~dsd/repos/%s; %

Re: [support-gang] 10 things you should know about Sugar

2010-08-03 Thread Mikus Grinbergs
Martin is revisiting whether 'Journal' should be considered a View. I think how 'My Settings' is considered should also be revisited. My problem is that occasionally, due to some situation (which I myself might have caused), I am unable to bring up Home Circle View. Then, if I need to change a

Re: XO 1.75 screen

2010-08-03 Thread Benjamin M. Schwartz
On 08/02/2010 08:54 AM, Bert Freudenberg wrote: Please, if at all possible, stay with a 4:3 ratio. It's easy to scale content, but to redesign it for 16:9 is hard even for professionals (*). For wide screens we'll probably want to follow Ubuntu Unity and put our menu bar on the short edge.

Re: [Sugar-devel] [support-gang] 10 things you should know about Sugar

2010-08-03 Thread Gary Martin
Hi Mikus, On 3 Aug 2010, at 13:55, Mikus Grinbergs mi...@bga.com wrote: Martin is revisiting whether 'Journal' should be considered a View. I think how 'My Settings' is considered should also be revisited. My problem is that occasionally, due to some situation (which I myself might have

cairo has now 16bit surfaces (was Fwd: rendering-cleanup)

2010-08-03 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
This means that graphic operations would be considerably faster on the XO-1 because to date we are rendering to 24bit surfaces that the X server has to convert to 16bit every time. Regards, Tomeu -- Forwarded message -- From: Soeren Sandmann sandm...@daimi.au.dk Date: Tue, Aug

Announcing OFW Q3A48

2010-08-03 Thread Mitch Bradley
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Firmware_q3a48 * Fixes a SD card timeout problem with ADATA 4GB and 8GB SD cards * User interface improvements in test /keyboard to help catch a stuck key problem seen in the factory * Resume-from-S3 now works with Windows XP

New 10.1.2 build os304 for XO-1 and XO-1.5

2010-08-03 Thread Chris Ball
http://build.laptop.org/10.1.2/xo-1/os304 http://build.laptop.org/10.1.2/xo-1.5/os304 Compressed image size: 595.62mb (no change from build 303) Description of changes in this build: * Include new Q3A48 firmware for XO-1.5 * #10269, kernel: fix rfkill on XO-1.5 * #10260, geode: work-around X

[Server-devel] wifi setup

2010-08-03 Thread Tom Parker
Howdy from Samoa. I'm doing wifi testing here and I am wondering if there is a way to make the access points merge together, so only one shows up on in the neighbourhood and the laptop connects to the closest one? I'm using Ubiquiti PicoStations http://www.ubnt.com/picostation If I set them all

Re: [Server-devel] wifi setup

2010-08-03 Thread James Cameron
Different OLPC OS builds present access points with same essid in different ways. There was a problem with multiple access point presentation fixed somewhere along the way in development, but I'd have to go looking for it. Which build are you working with? (Tabitha mentioned 8.2.1 on Monday ...

Re: [Server-devel] wifi setup

2010-08-03 Thread John Watlington
I was under the impression that this required 802.11F capable APs to work properly. But I'm no expert. Anyone better informed care to educate me ? Cheers, wad On Aug 3, 2010, at 11:48 PM, James Cameron wrote: Different OLPC OS builds present access points with same essid in different ways.

Re: [Server-devel] wifi setup

2010-08-03 Thread James Cameron
Just now I've set up three access points with the same essid; a NetComm NB600W and two WRT54G running OpenWrt. XO-1.5 and XO-1 development build os304 for release 10.1.2 shows a single icon in the Neighbourhood View, and clicking on it chooses one of the access points. XO-1 stable build os802