Joshua Minor wrote:
Is it reasonable to assume that the XO's clock is set correctly?
Specifically I'd like to use python's time.time() to determine which
participant of an activity has been using it the longest.
A NetworkManager callout could set it, but it seems we're not
doing it yet.
Bert Freudenberg wrote:
On Dec 22, 2007, at 2:04 , Jeffrey Kesselman wrote:
Okay,
I have a JDK installed and it seems to work. For grins i put netbeans
on my USB stick and fired it up.
It seems to be working however I get no main display. I do get pop up
dialogs though.
My suspicion is
As I understand, gdm will not allow you to login as root without
password. And there is no olpc user. So the trick is to change to text
console for login, create password or user and you'll be able to login
with gdm.
Maxim
On Dec 22, 2007 5:27 AM, C. Scott Ananian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From
http://xs-dev.laptop.org/~cscott/olpc/streams/joyride/build1464/
-olpc-library-common.noarch 0:1-13
+olpc-library-common.noarch 0:1-14
-olpc-library-core.noarch 0:1-13
+olpc-library-core.noarch 0:1-14
-xkeyboard-config.noarch 0:1.1-6.20071130cvs.olpc2
+xkeyboard-config.noarch
On Dec 22, 2007 5:00 PM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I brought up a couple of X apps from the terminal window on my virtual
XO. Alt-Tab cycles through the windows, including the Journal.
You can also use Alt-p or Alt-n to cycle through the windows.
The related keyboard
Is there any procedure to upgrade JUST the firmware on activated laptops?
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On Dec 22, 2007 3:07 AM, Bernardo Innocenti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Joshua Minor wrote:
Is it reasonable to assume that the XO's clock is set correctly?
Specifically I'd like to use python's time.time() to determine which
participant of an activity has been using it the longest.
A
Great. This will be perfect.
For now I've set mine manually via ntpdate and hwclock.
Thanks everyone.
-josh
On Dec 22, 2007, at 4:49 AM, C. Scott Ananian wrote:
On Dec 22, 2007 3:07 AM, Bernardo Innocenti [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Joshua Minor wrote:
Is it reasonable to assume that the
1. Arahuay, Peru: If you haven't yet seen it, please take the time to
read this AP article about the XO in remote Peruvian village
(http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-laptop_webdec22,1,6878223.story).
The lead paragraph says it all: Doubts about whether poor, rural
children really
http://xs-dev.laptop.org/~cscott/olpc/streams/joyride/build1465/
-Web-81.xo
+Web-82.xo
-sugar.i386 0:0.75.5-1
+sugar.i386 0:0.75.6-1
-xulrunner.i386 0:1.9-0.beta1.7.olpc2
+xulrunner.i386 0:1.9-0.beta1.8.olpc2
--- Web-82 ---
* #5487 Add support for XUL dialogs
* #5489 Fix cert8.db permissions
Michael Stone wrote:
Emiliano,
First things first - caveat emptor.
Direct access to the firmware makes it very easy to brick your machine.
Do not attempt to use these instructions unless you are prepared to deal
with the possible consequences of mistakes and/or failure. Consult OFW
experts
Thanks Guys.
I decided to try something a bit lighter weight so i installed JEdit.
I discovered that alt-p/alt-n and at elast for JEdit that works to get
my editor window up front.
Two oddities in mtachbook/java pairing still.
(1) Although the system window is full screen its not resizing the
FWIIW, the hardware clock configuration is set to use localtime by
default. This can be reconfigured to use UTC (see /etc/rc.sysinit which
includes the config file /etc/sysconfig/clock if it exists), but it
probably isn't worth the effort.
WRT my previous advice on using hwclock, do *not* use
After reading the Bender update, I checked out Anna's recent effort (
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Anna_B) which seemed to be similar to Ian
Daniher's Telehealth module effort and I noticed the following goal.
-Van on commercializing Our Stories: would consumers pay for something like
a virtual
Jerry Van Baren wrote:
FWIIW, the hardware clock configuration is set to use localtime by
default. This can be reconfigured to use UTC (see /etc/rc.sysinit which
includes the config file /etc/sysconfig/clock if it exists), but it
probably isn't worth the effort.
From hwclock's man page:
On 22.12.2007 17:32, Walter Bender wrote:
2. Hinge: Jacques Gagne has been investigating the laptop hinge—the
clearance between the two rotating parts should be tighter and this
would reduce wobble. Mary Lou Jepsen and Quanta are investigating a
possible run-in change at the earliest possible
Phil Bordelon wrote:
On 650, the Terminal activity doesn't have enough padding
on the left side; this makes capital Hs, numbers, and so
on lose some of their pixels when they're printed flush
to the side.
I should have said that the bug for this is:
http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5641
Phil
http://xs-dev.laptop.org/~cscott/olpc/streams/joyride/build1466/
-Record-48.xo
+Record-49.xo
--- Record-49 ---
* #4525 (international .po files added)
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Aggregated logs at http://dev.laptop.org/~bert/joyride-pkgs.html
Here's a trivial one-liner to fix the default channel that XoIRC
joins. The patch is also attached to this bug:
http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5378
Phil
diff -ur XoIRC.activity/xoircactivity.py XoIRC.activity.patched/xoircactivity.py
--- XoIRC.activity/xoircactivity.py 2007-12-06
At last, a non-trivial patch.
By default, XoIRC uses the username when another nick is not
provided. Alas, for every XO, this is 'olpc'. This makes for
rather a mess in the IRC channels.
This patch instead generates a more-meaningful nick:
* It takes up to 11 alphabetic characters from the
Hi Carl
There is an effort to open the Ec code.
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OpenEC
if you want to help you are welcome! :).
On Dec 22, 2007 7:37 PM, Walter Bender [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wasn't the clearance made wider sometime between B1 and B2 to fix the
problem with interlocking plastic
Wasn't the clearance made wider sometime between B1 and B2 to fix the
problem with interlocking plastic parts? Please explain further.
As I recall, we widened the base to reduce some wobble. This is an
effort to further reduce wobble (in the 90 degree rotation).
Is this a hardware or software
Well, FWI
and realizing its not my projct so my opinion means nthoing...
I've thought sicne i first fired up the emulator and got a good look
at it that the OLPC project is probably missing a bet for funding.
I'm willing to bet if it was licensed to someone like Mattel to sell
in the first
Hi,
Here a few news about the latest xo-get updates:
1. Easy installation with 'wget xo-get.linuxuser.at'
2. Installation of the process watching tool with 'xo-get install pw'
(http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Monitoring_System_Load)
3. 32 Activities ready to install
Tom Boonsiri wrote:
After reading the Bender update, I checked out Anna's recent effort
(http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Anna_B) which seemed to be similar to
Ian Daniher's Telehealth module effort and I noticed the following goal.
-Van on commercializing Our Stories: would consumers pay for
On Dec 22, 2007 9:33 PM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well ...
1. A recent news item stated that some countries that are heavily into
hosting on line gambling casinos are asking the World Trade Organization
to fine the USA because we have legislation to protect our
I have noticed that PlayGo is listed as an activity on the Austria
download site. I think this great, but I have one problem: Updating the
activity.
The browser called open routine that is connected to the open button
does not update the activity to the latest version that is downloaded.
In
OK, setting my hwclock to utc shows /etc/adjtime has UTC, but after
rebooting it gets reset to 0 (localtime), causing the incorrect time
offset.
/etc/init.d/halt calls hwclock to write the current time out to the hardware.
It looks in /etc/sysconfig/clock for the UTC flag. It defaults to
To exercise the second method, one uses a developer key and the
information on http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cheat_codes to gain
access to the Open Firmware ok prompt.
Please note that there are users like me who have the exact problem
described by http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5558. I have been
Hi,
Please note that there are users like me who have the exact problem
described by http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5558. I have been
totally __unable__ to gain access to the Open Firmware ok prompt.
Please read the top section of
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Autoreinstallation_image:
Hi,
The Getting Started Guide's troubleshooting guide
http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/troubleshooting.shtml
is recommending that users email bug reports to bugs at laptop.org,
which is apparently incorrect, according to bugs-owner. Probably
the guide should be corrected.
If this is
I've been familairiazing myself wioth my OLPC but there are a few
thinsg I havent figured out yet.
(1) I have a 2 gig SD card in my card slot. I can see it in the
journal, but I can't figure out how to use it for anything.
In particular Id like to dowload stuff to it But when I download it
On Dec 22, 2007 9:22 PM, Jeffrey Kesselman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been familairiazing myself wioth my OLPC but there are a few
thinsg I havent figured out yet.
(1) I have a 2 gig SD card in my card slot. I can see it in the
journal, but I can't figure out how to use it for
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