I don't think the error reported by Alan is related with the last (or latest) builds at all. This is related to a very old bug, I was looking but couldn't find the ticket.
Gonzalo On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi… > > So… the XO-1s at the project we have at a school at a women's shelter in > central Los Angeles will be updated in the next couple of weeks, getting > ready for September school start. What would be the safest build for them > to use? I won't be there to help, but it is in good hands with one of our > SoCal volunteers. I just want to make it easy for everything to go smoothly. > > Thanks, > Carul > > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 09:28:23 -0400 > From: h...@laptop.org > To: support-g...@lists.laptop.org; de...@laptop.org > Subject: Re: [support-gang] intermittent keyboard mismapping: 13.2.5 on > XO-1 SKU39 > > > Just an update that I've narrowed in on the/a pattern which triggers the > problem, with the help of James Cameron, and some workarounds: > > - Tapping the ESC key very rapidly during bootup causes the keyboard > mismapping (and hence, failure to enter Open Firmware). > - Holding down the ESC key during bootup (generally, but not always) > avoids the problem (entering Open Firmware). > - Typing no keys at all during initial bootup, appears (I hope) to be > a workaround to boot the OS properly, with keyboard functioning properly. > > Better yet, earlier firmware (e.g. q2e41 in this case) does not appear to > show the problem at all, so newer firmware may be available in future to > solve this annoying-but-less-serious-that-I-imagined problem. For all > using SKU39 XO-1s (or perhaps other/similar XO laptops having the modern > touchpad?) > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 7:03 PM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > > I haven't figured out the pattern yet, but perhaps 50% of the time these > XO-1s boot with an unusable keyboard (it's a "US Intl" keyboard, but the > keys end up mapped to all the wrong places, showing the wrong > letters/numbers, such that not even the ESC key works to get to the Ok > prompt). > > This pattern arises with "vanilla" 13.2.5 (without SD cards) as well as > 13.2.5 with SD cards. In other words both of these: > > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/13.2.5#XO-1 > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/13.2.5#XO-1_with_SD_card > > Running the "bye" command at the Ok prompt seems to trigger the problem > almost every time (possibly every time?). But that is not the only thing > that triggers the problem. Sometimes the XO just boots with unusable > keyboard, repeatedly. Then when I try to hit ESC on boot 20 times in a > row, I cannot reproduce the problem at other times. Problem occurs on all > SKU39 XO-1s I've tried so far. > > I've not yet tried other SKU's. My testing has only just begun, to see if > this same problem occurs with (both) 13.2.4 OS's and earlier. > > Any tips for debugging / identifying the source of this quite serious > gremlin? What should I and my small team of debugging volunteers look out > for and try? And I'll do more work on this when I get back home late > tonight, but all thoughts appreciated- > > (Also, any recommendations as to which older builds are best, as an > interim workaround?) > > -- > Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org ! > > > _______________________________________________ support-gang mailing list > support-g...@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang > > _______________________________________________ > support-gang mailing list > support-g...@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang > >
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