Re: [Sugar-devel] erasing the journal and config

2009-08-27 Thread David Farning
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Sameer Verma wrote: > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Daniel Drake wrote: >> 2009/8/27 Sameer Verma : >>> I posed this question on OLPC Support Gang earlier and got responses >>> that its not possible to do so under bitfrost and rainbow. >>> >>> ==

Re: [Sugar-devel] erasing the journal and config

2009-08-27 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Daniel Drake wrote: > 2009/8/27 Sameer Verma : >> We have a lending library at SFSU, ready to go, but we need to have a >> way to erase the config and journal every time the XO comes back from >> a borrower. > In my opinion, this is silly. Teach them how to run a s

Re: [Sugar-devel] erasing the journal and config

2009-08-27 Thread Sameer Verma
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Daniel Drake wrote: > 2009/8/27 Sameer Verma : >> I posed this question on OLPC Support Gang earlier and got responses >> that its not possible to do so under bitfrost and rainbow. >> >> === >> "Hello everybody, >> >> We have a lending library at SFS

Re: [Sugar-devel] erasing the journal and config

2009-08-27 Thread Michael Stone
> Luke Faraone wrote: > James Cameron wrote: > >> I've tested this method only on unlocked laptops. For locked laptops >> some similar method might be used. > > For locked laptops you would *need* to get a developer key, or have OLPC > sign the file. The latter won't happen. OFW's recently-added

Re: [Sugar-devel] erasing the journal and config

2009-08-27 Thread Daniel Drake
2009/8/27 Sameer Verma : > I posed this question on OLPC Support Gang earlier and got responses > that its not possible to do so under bitfrost and rainbow. > > === > "Hello everybody, > > We have a lending library at SFSU, ready to go, but we need to have a > way to erase the confi

Re: [Sugar-devel] erasing the journal and config

2009-08-27 Thread Luke Faraone
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 04:52, James Cameron wrote: > I've tested this method only on unlocked laptops. For locked laptops > some similar method might be used. For locked laptops you would *need* to get a developer key, or have OLPC sign the file. The latter won't happen. -- Luke Faraone htt

Re: [Sugar-devel] erasing the journal and config

2009-08-26 Thread Benjamin M. Schwartz
Sameer Verma wrote: > So, here's my request. Can someone whip up an activity that does the > following: In my view, this is not appropriate for an Activity. Sugar Activities are not for managing the system. Also, as you noted, if Rainbow is active then this is difficult or impossible, and this