Re: joyride 2369 - yum fails with key error

2008-09-01 Thread genesee
The patch in Ticket 8125 works for joyride-2370. Would you alert us in which build yum will work without the workaround? -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/joyride-2369---yum-fails-with-key-error-tp796070p832780.html Sent from the OLPC Software development mailing list

Making persistent changes

2008-09-13 Thread genesee
? While Flash does not get wiped, rpm -i flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-release.i386.rpm needs to be done before Browse knows it's there. ¡Gracias! genesee ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel

Re: release 8.2 build 762 still has olpc-update manifest failure at line 383 problem

2008-09-23 Thread genesee
and will probably update later today once the new build announcements slow down, (after bedtime in Boston?). ¡Gracias! --genesee ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel -- View this message

Re: Flash Tests

2008-10-01 Thread genesee
not fit for duty at all). ¡Gracias! genesee -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Flash-tests-tp1092716p1132980.html Sent from the OLPC Software development mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Devel mailing list

Re: Flash Tests

2008-10-03 Thread genesee
Oops...sorry about the case sensitive gaffetry sudo yum update -x package name. Sudo Yum Update? Not so much. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Flash-tests-tp1092716p1143298.html Sent from the OLPC Software development mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: 9.1 Proposal: Improving antitheft

2008-10-17 Thread genesee
Yes, please! If you stick it in a joyride build I would love to try a s-c-p security feature. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/9.1-Proposal%3A-Improving-antitheft-tp1346427p1347823.html Sent from the OLPC Software development mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: 9.1 Proposal: Printing support

2008-10-21 Thread genesee
I also suspect that many of the G1G1 users will have a Linux machine available. Well, not this G1G1 user. Nor do I have access to a mac or a pc or a lan. I figure when the day comes that I must print something from my xo, I'll have to put it on a thumb drive and take it to a Kinko's or an

Re: 9.1 Proposal: Printing support

2008-10-21 Thread genesee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: while since you also don't have a printer this doesn't apply to you (other than the 'print to the journal/file' option) truewhy would I buy a printer for my computer that does not support printing? how about getting tivo without a teevee? or 'triple a'

Re: Status of Joyride

2008-10-31 Thread genesee
joyride-2522 updated, rewrote firmware Q2E20, rebooted fine the first time...then hung up on 2nd reboot, (after removing gnash and installing flash). Now I get this with olpc-update joyride-2522 (and joyride-2521 and 767): $ sudo olpc-update joyride-2522 -r Downloading contents of build

Re: sugar 0.83 in joyride

2008-11-08 Thread genesee
! genesee -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/sugar-0.83-in-joyride-tp1459344p1474452.html Sent from the OLPC Software development mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org

Re: sugar 0.83 in joyride

2008-11-09 Thread genesee
Daniel Drake-5 wrote: We're mid-way through the upgrade to sugar-0.83. And even when that's done, there will be mucho breakage (see Tomeu's earlier post). I think joyride will break often over the course of the next few months as development runs in full swing. Thanks for letting us

olpc-update SNAFU

2008-11-09 Thread genesee
Got this when I tried to olpc-update to the last joyride build that I know didn't break Neighborhoods view and wifi, 2515, (also the last one from Build Announcer), $ sudo olpc-update -f joyride-2515 Downloading contents of build joyride-2515. Updating to version hash

Re: sugar 0.83 in joyride

2008-11-10 Thread genesee
Aw, you're no fun! Since first upgrading from 656 to Update 2, there is no turning back. Warnings are so droll. So far nothing in joyride has been fatal. Not getting rid of me so easy! Tomeu Vizoso wrote: Genesee: If your XO is your only computer, then please don't use joyride at all

Re: Home

2008-11-16 Thread genesee
Is mkdir -p /home/root good enough, (for government work)? mikus wrote: I notice that Joyride on the XO no longer has a /root directory - -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/%22Home%22-tp1086649p1507337.html Sent from the OLPC Software development mailing list archive at

Re: xo activity idea

2008-12-03 Thread genesee
I would love an ubiquitous spellchecker. Maybe in 9.1? Goodness knows I nedd one. Never got the spellcheck to work in the 'full' cmd-N AbiWord, (AKA Write's slightly smarter older brother). Might be a good jumping off point? BTW, would also die for a Sugar svg program to make my own xoguy or

Re: New Browse ready for Emilianio?

2008-12-24 Thread genesee
Howdy, The back (left arrow) and forward (right arrow) and stop/resume buttons don't work in Browse 101 on 767. Also get 'page not found' for perfectly good addresses. ¡Humbug! genesee -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/New-Browse-ready-for-Emilianio

Re: Installing Flash on the OLPC

2008-12-29 Thread genesee
Back in build 656 AF9 did battle with gnash. yum remove gnash did the trick in Terminal. Now with build 767 or 790 AF10 and gnash have been quite civil, none of those stacked duplicate screens or the like. Of course you do, Scott! Some of your best work yet. Very clear and easy to follow. Still,

Re: Installing Flash on the OLPC

2008-12-31 Thread genesee
Dear =S Page, As the social analog of town drunk on this list, I am flattered as hell to be lumped in with the smart set! ¡Gracias! genesee S Page-2 wrote: you're just making the smart smarter still. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Installing-Flash

Re: New staging build 8

2009-01-06 Thread genesee
...never turning solid. Discarding network settings in cp and rebooting did not help. Ended up going back to build 7 which works just as well as 767 or 790. btw, olpc-update could not find build 790. genesee PS - It's 2009 and I still don't have a hovercar. Mikus Grinbergs wrote: So far

Re: automatic reminder of 'software update' when installing a new build

2009-01-06 Thread genesee
access point before the mesh search cycle is done, the 'looking for a mesh' keeps blinking forever while my wifi is solid. If I let the mesh search run it's course, (while I'm doing something else ...it takes a few minutes), then there's just my solid wifi circle in my frame. genesee Eben Eliason-2

Re: File bugs, don't fix 'em.

2009-01-07 Thread genesee
Whoa, now! I didn't mean to open a can of worms... I searched Trac quite a while ago about this and was only reminded by Mikus' post and foolishly decided to add my 2 cents worth. See what happens when I reply? The 'official' Forum would be a better venue for my input if there was more activity

Re: Will OLPC survive 2009 ? Half of OLPC laid off, others get salary cuts. Sugar development stops at OLPC

2009-01-07 Thread genesee
Judging by my Google Alert for 'olpc', the whole thing failed in early 2008! Whoever is the OLPC Steve Jobs might could use a John Sculley. Seriously, I feel for the OLPC folks and wish them the best. This past October I had to take a demotion/pay cut at my crappy retail job or join the

Re: Notes from an impromptu 8.2.1 Release Mtg.

2009-01-31 Thread genesee
Wifi is fine and dandy now that I updated to build staging-25 and firmware Q2E30. Weird seeing 'pretty boot' again. Sorry I never filed a ticketI'm ashamed to not know if my AP is WEP or WPA, (it's a cable modem-router-thingy SMC model SMC8014WG-SI)...how can I find out? For myself, I