Re: 13.1.0 development build 16 released
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Daniel Drake wrote: > We thought initial XO-4 audio support would be in this release, but > looks like our earlier diagnosis is incomplete in that the system is > still booting with the volume (PCM mixer) turned all the way down, > even with the kernel changes included here. I plan to look into this > tomorrow but no complaints if anyone beats me to it. Initial diagnosis done at least... http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/4296 ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
13.1.0 development build 16 released
Hi, A new 13.1.0 development build is available. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/13.1.0 http://build.laptop.org/13.1.0/os16 Includes Sugar-0.98.0 and a handful of activity updates. Other recent changes/fixes: #12107 Unbootable initramfs in secure mode #12216 XO-1.75/XO4 don't support 1.8 volt SD cards #12223 gzip --rsyncable option not understood We thought initial XO-4 audio support would be in this release, but looks like our earlier diagnosis is incomplete in that the system is still booting with the volume (PCM mixer) turned all the way down, even with the kernel changes included here. I plan to look into this tomorrow but no complaints if anyone beats me to it. This is the last development build, we now move into regression-fixes-only mode (release candidates). The next build is expected on Friday. Thanks for any testing and feedback! Daniel ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: Will the XO-4 need nonfree firmware
Hi Richard! On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Richard Stallman wrote: > They would need to get an external USB network device. Are there completely free USB network devices, from your PoV? > If someone sells them without the card (NOT with the card separately > packaged), under another name, and if the cards are not easy to obtain, > that could be a product we could endorse. I am curious, why "if the cards are not easy to obtain"? Non-free peripherals, such as USB-WLAN devices, easy to obtain for this and other computers, no...? cheers, m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- Software Architect - OLPC - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: Will the XO-4 need nonfree firmware
In that case, this machine without that card might be an option for people who want laptops they can use in freedom. They would need to get an external USB network device. If someone sells them without the card (NOT with the card separately packaged), under another name, and if the cards are not easy to obtain, that could be a product we could endorse. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: Will the XO-4 need nonfree firmware
Yes, the XO-4 will need a nonfree firmware program copied by the operating system into the wireless device. That is disappointing news. It means we won't be able to endorse it. The 8686 firmware is also in the Debian non-free package firmware-libertas. (What a perverse name!) These steps might be placed in the boot script of the operating system in order to avoid nonfree infection of an operating system distribution. To make it ok, it would have to be buried inside the hardware such that the user and the system don't touch it at all. It is possible to do that, but it might take some extra hardware. Is it possible to make the circuit such that the internal wireless device can easily be removed or permanently disabled without breaking the rest of the machine? If so, we could endorse machines modified in this way. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
