[Server-devel] BBC Podcast: how to put THE internet in a box !

Thanks especially to Benjamin Bach in Denmark who made this happen, by referring the BBC's "People Fixing the World" program to me and others earlier this summer. Yes this podcast is only 23min, but it took many months of hard work to pull together! Huge Thank You to Anish Mangal whose

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 7.2 Release Candidate 3

It's been just over 3 months since Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 7.1 but we've packed in a *LOT* of improvements here: IIAB 7.2 Release Notes (DRAFT) https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-7.2-Release-Notes *Please Try It Out and do let us all know what the local learning

[Server-devel] Volunteers are tracking COVID-19 more informatively than the US Govt CDC (for now)

Tragically but courageously, volunteers are providing better tracking of US Coronavirus state-by-state statistics at https://covidtracking.com than the (currently mismanaged) US Govt CDC. 1) If you want to assist their effort, please read: - https://covidtracking.com/about-tracker -

[Server-devel] NGINX question...Nextcloud video doesn't play!

Does anybody know NGINX well, who might be able to quickly tell why Nextcloud's out-of-the-box promo video fails to render on Internet-in-a-Box? Specifically, instead of playing the video, URL's like the following... http://box/nextcloud/apps/firstrunwizard/img/Nextcloud.webm

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box Design Call...starts in 25 min!

If things go well, Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 7.1 will be released at the end of this month, bringing major improvements to underlying infra like: - Python 2 -> Python 3 - Apache -> NGINX - Easier WiFi access for smartphone / tablet / laptop users

[Server-devel] http://minutes.iiab.io updated wtih (1) summary of today's call (2) agenda for next Thur 11AM EST

Please review/revise (1) 2019-12-12 Minutes and (2) 2019-12-19 Draft Agenda here: http://minutes.iiab.io Thanks all for the *very hard work* pushing Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 7.1 towards the finish line...with Python 3 and NGINX (etc) now increasingly working across our main 3 OS's

[Server-devel] 11AM EST Monday IIAB Call Agenda

1. Please add to the call agenda here, highlighting several problems of the Raspberry Pi 4: http://minutes.iiab.io 2. Raspberry Pi 4 WiFi failures CONTEXT: RPi 4 generally works great as a WiFi client machine. But very serious questions are now being raised as to its (current) appropriateness

[Server-devel] Installing Internet-in-a-Box? Beware Raspbian's latest kernel & Ansible 2.8.6 !

Please beware that most installations of Internet-in-a-Box are being seriously affected by 2 upstream bugs: - #1993 Kiwix install fails as part of install of current master [segmentation fault, due to Raspbian kernel] - #2010

[Server-devel] ANNC: Internet-in-a-Box 7.0 for $35 Raspberry Pi 4

*Install Internet-in-a-Box 3X Faster on Raspberry Pi 4* *F**or Rural Schools, Libraries and Medical Clinics* When clickbait-driven misinformation puts journalism, human rights (and democracy itself) at risk — where do we turn? Communities around the planet are taking the future into their own

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 7.0 PREVIEW 3, for Raspberry Pi 4...AND Debian 10!

g_installation.3F Then, a true IIAB 7.0 Release Candidate will be forthcoming extremely soon, as soon as volunteers (you if possible!!) help get this issue under control here: http://download.iiab.io https://github.com/iiab/iiab/milestone/5 On Sun, Aug 4, 2019 at 6:36 AM Adam Holt wrote: &

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] Internet-in-a-Box 7.0 Preview 2, for Raspberry Pi 4...AND Debian 10!

o live streaming of audio content: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-7.0-Release-Notes [*] fyi AzuraCast requires Ubuntu 18.04 or Debian 10 for now. It might run on Raspberry Pi later this year! On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 10:35 PM Adam Holt wrote: > >> I don't even know where to begi

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 7.0 Preview 2, for Raspberry Pi 4...AND Debian 10!

I don't even know where to begin to thank people for all the *amazing* improvements over the last 3 weeks since IIAB 7.0 Preview 1. Little did we know that 2 entirely new platforms would be released (Raspberry Pi 4 and Debian 10 Buster) in the over these past 2 weeks ! As such this is an

[Server-devel] Who can test IIAB 7.0's near-final release on Raspberry Pi Zero W?

If you have a $5-10 Raspberry Pi Zero W computer handy, please consider these Guideline Instructions to give a big boost to low-income Internet-in-a-Box clinics & learning communities around the planet: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1799 Thanks All ! Final Release Summary Status: If IIAB

[Server-devel] IIAB 7.0 Release Candidate...Days Away...If You Help!

PLEASE HELP TEST INTERNET-IN-A-BOX (http://download.iiab.io) THIS WEEKEND ON RASPBERRY PI 4...OR ON RPI 3 / 3 B+ JUST AS VALUABLY...USING: - Raspbian Buster Lite 2019-06-20 https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/ - Raspbian Buster With Desktop 2019-06-20

[Server-devel] IIAB 7.0's final release delayed a bit (into July) to ensure it runs well on RPi 4

Please buy your own $35+ Raspberry Pi 4 today[*] assist in making sure IIAB 7.0 runs super-smoothly across schools & clinics in the dozens of countries where this will be used, Thanks All! [*] if available in your area. Visiting a Micro

Re: [Server-devel] Fwd: Finding an "Internet in the Box" partner for a humanitarian aid project

Hi Vera, I can make several recommendations of IIAB implementers who've worked in Nigeria and others who do excellent work outside Nigeria too. Please write me privately and we'll arrange a call to explain these options if they are useful in context with you specific needs, Adam On Fri, Jun

[Server-devel] ANNC: Internet-in-a-Box 7.0 Preview, incl Amazing New Maps

The big story here is Internet-in-a-Box's *completely new maps*, that include satellite photos (10 levels of zoom) as well as new OpenStreetMap vector-based tiles *zoomable up to 18 levels of zoom*. These new Map Packs are incredibly easy to install for schools, orphanages, libraries or medical

Re: [Server-devel] Booting from a big USB stick

> My dream is an RPi3 based schoolserver with a 1TB (or 2TB) external hard-drive at under $150 (about 1/3 of NUC-based server). Or $35 RPi4 in 2020 which might even raise your hard-disk transfer rate well above the current USB2 theoretical max of 60 MBytes/sec -- just don't count on SATA or NMVe

Re: [Server-devel] Booting from a big USB stick

On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 9:22 PM Adam Holt wrote: > Thanks Tony. > > Another option is to buy a $19.99 128MB 100 MByte/sec microSD @ > https://amazon.com/dp/B06XWZWYVP > I meant $19.99 128*GB* Or a $39.99 256GB 100 MByte/sec microSD @ https://amazon.com/dp/B072HRDM55 >

Re: [Server-devel] Booting from a big USB stick

n managing the list at > > server-devel-ow...@lists.laptop.org > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Server-devel digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1

[Server-devel] offline OpenStreetMap & local mapmaking call Mch 21 (1st full day of spring!)

Thanks again to Mir Rodriguez from Panama/Mexico and all who can attend *10AM NYC Time (EDT)* this Thursday March 21st! 1) Mir will present several participatory/local mapping options including Magrit here especially, where he could use your help polishing its Ansible playbook for IIAB:

Re: [Server-devel] Raspberry Pi Model B3+ - booting from big USB Stick - failure

On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 5:29 PM Adam Holt wrote: > On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 5:24 PM Internet Box > wrote: > >> yes, i do make my life difficult >> >> because >> >> - USB Sticks are cheap 18 € in Berlin 128 GByte >> - USB sticks are very large &g

Re: [Server-devel] Raspberry Pi Model B3+ - booting from big USB Stick - failure

works out? Adam > gerhard > > Am Di., 19. März 2019 um 22:16 Uhr schrieb Adam Holt : > >> HI Gerhard, >> >> Can you please use a microSD card, instead of a USB stick? >> >> Internet-in-a-Box is not normally installed onto a USB stick! >> >> I

Re: [Server-devel] Raspberry Pi Model B3+ - booting from big USB Stick - failure

step-by-step instructions below *might* work -- entirely at your own risk -- and you will certainly need Linux expertise if so: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Installation#do-everything-from-scratch On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 5:09 PM Adam Holt wrote: > On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 4:54

Re: [Server-devel] Raspberry Pi Model B3+ - booting from big USB Stick - failure

On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 4:54 PM Internet Box wrote: > Hello all, > > i am gerhard from berlin and i am experimenting with iiab > > i succeded in booting my raspberry pi model b3+ from a 128 GB USB Stick > (costs are only 18€) > ok > then i wanted to let work this magic sentence > > curl

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] Where I download KA Lite zip file in Spanish

lob/master/roles/network/templates/network/iiab-hotspot-off https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/roles/network/templates/network/iiab-hotspot-on Finally, here's a command that helps you monitor whether running these was successful: brctl show Thanks > Stephen > > On Mon, Mar 1

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] Where I download KA Lite zip file in Spanish

Steve, There's extensive documentation on KA Lite tips & tricks for Internet-in-a-Box at http://FAQ.IIAB.IO #32 ("KA Lite Administration: What tips & tricks exist?") Read those 30-or-so lines from top to bottom, as so many others have fallen in these kinds of KA Lite content installation &

[Server-devel] Offline Networking, Offline Chat, Offline Filesharing (Internet-in-a-Box, Android)

1) DESIGN, PROPOSAL | Rethink network, avahi, zeroconf, link-local for decentralized and multiple IIAB's on a network https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1540 2) Please see the offline chat frameworks Anish, Aidan, Eric & All are circulating in the email below! 3) Internet-in-a-Box should also

[Server-devel] WordPress FAQ/tips/tricks for Internet-in-a-Box

Joshua/Eric & WordPress Gurus, We're seeing a lot of Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) communities increasingly very interested in WordPress in 2018 and 2019. Ideally to host their own content PDF's and E-Books alongside Calibre-Web

ANNC: Internet-in-a-Box 6.7 lets you drag+drop Wikipedia, Sugarizer, Maps, Apps, Etc!

Announcing the release of Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 6.7 ! Please use it to "steal" the Internet's crown jewels and craft your own LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA using a $35 Raspberry Pi computer, or any old laptop. Our HOW-TO videos

[Server-devel] ANNC: Internet-in-a-Box 6.7 lets you drag+drop Wikipedia, Sugarizer, Maps, Apps, Etc!

Announcing the release of Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 6.7 ! Please use it to "steal" the Internet's crown jewels and craft your own LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA using a $35 Raspberry Pi computer, or any old laptop. Our HOW-TO videos

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.7 RC2 Released!

*Everybody's encouraged to please provide feedback before tmrw's go-or-no-go call !* Release Notes: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-6.7-Release-Notes Install It: http://d.iian.io/6.7 Generally we recommend installing Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) on Raspbian, Ubuntu 18.04 or Debian 9. But

[Server-devel] NEW: Internet-in-a-Box 6.7 Release Candidate 1

Includes *MAJOR* improvements since Preview 2, so one day everyone will be able to design & build their own digital library! Read all about it: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-6.7-Release-Notes Drag & Drop your favorite Content Packs:

[Server-devel] IIAB 6.7 Captive Portal progress! Screenshots needed from smartphones anyone who can!

Thanks all who can send us screenshots from any smartphones you have lying around, to test this very important new functionality, as explained in http://FAQ.IIAB.IO #32 ! When installed on Raspbian, Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) offers a Captive Portal since IIAB 6.7, so new users don't have to type

[Server-devel] Fwd: Internet-in-a-Box 6.7 Preview 2 RELEASED!

! thank you so much. i would love to see an OSSIE booth at scale2019 > > On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 8:50 AM Adam Holt wrote: > >> On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 11:29 AM Adam Holt wrote: >> >>> There's been huge progress here in recent weeks: >>> >>>https:

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.7 Preview 1 RELEASED!

There's been huge progress here in recent weeks: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/milestone/4 Not only are WordPress 5.0 and Nextcloud 15 officially now part of IIAB 6.7, but dramatic improvements include our experimental new Captive Portal (PR #1327 ) and

[Server-devel] IIAB weekly call minutes published!

Thanks all & feel free to further refine here: http://minutes.iiab.io See you next Thur 10AM NYC Time, those who can, when we hope to have even more news on our prototype Captive Portal! ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org

Re: [Server-devel] Monday 10AM NYC Time Call: Internet-in-a-Box approaches v6.7

On Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 9:24 PM Adam Holt wrote: > Thanks for joining Monday October 15th those who can, at 10AM NYC Time > (EDT). > > Agenda is ambitious, so please read/revise here in advance of the call: > >http://minutes.iiab.io > > (RSVP if you can join, Thanks!) &

[Server-devel] Monday 10AM NYC Time Call: Internet-in-a-Box approaches v6.7

Thanks for joining Monday October 15th those who can, at 10AM NYC Time (EDT). Agenda is ambitious, so please read/revise here in advance of the call: http://minutes.iiab.io (RSVP if you can join, Thanks!) ___ Server-devel mailing list

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box Call in 3 hours (10AM NYC Time)

Sorry for the short notice. Our usual Thursday community/team call was not possible this week. Evolving Agenda: http://minutes.iiab.io ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel

[Server-devel] Can I optimize WordPress and Moodle for high-traffic usage with Internet-in-a-Box?

Yes! Please see this/these new options we're experimenting with as part of rolling release IIAB 6.7 : (Internet-in-a-Box's master branch) Can I optimize WordPress and Moodle for high-traffic usage? http://FAQ.IIAB.IO #30 *Thanks any+all WordPressers &

Re: [Server-devel] Ansible 2.7 for IIAB 6.7: let's remove pink/red warnings to prep IIAB for 2019 Ansible 2.8/2.9 deprecations

On Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 4:52 PM Adam Holt wrote: > Can someone lend a hand modernizing our Internet-in-a-Box Ansible code, > looking over these pink and red warnings, to eliminate many/most, as > several will prevent us from running Ansible in 2019? > https://github.com/iiab/iiab

[Server-devel] Ansible 2.7 for IIAB 6.7: let's remove pink/red warnings to prep IIAB for 2019 Ansible 2.8/2.9 deprecations

Can someone lend a hand modernizing our Internet-in-a-Box Ansible code, looking over these pink and red warnings, to eliminate many/most, as several will prevent us from running Ansible in 2019? https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1130 https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1100 If so please install

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.6 Release Candidate 4 RELEASED

IIAB 6.6 RC 4 will likely be the final product tomorrow, *please test it in coming hours and/or overnight, Thanks !* http://download.iiab.io/6.6 FINAL DRAFT Release Notes: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-6.6-Release-Notes * Includes late-breaking fix for dhcpd on Raspberry Pi

[Server-devel] iPhones block saving of PDF's to device?? Best workarounds for offline educators?

@arky wrote: How to save a PDF on iPhone/iPad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6A1ezWzG4I Priceless. Thank you. Is there anyway we can offer this iBooks app offline? (for iPhones etc that require saving PDF's locally, but are not yet capable, if iBooks is indeed the best way forward?)

[Server-devel] RELEASED: Internet-in-a-Box 6.6 Release Candidate 1

IIAB 6.6 Release Candidate 1 introduces: - Calibre-Web E-Book Library, more modern than Calibre, at http://box/books - BitTorrent downloads thousands of KA Lite videos for you (pick a language!) - Kolibri 0.10.2+ builds on KA Lite, now going far beyond Khan Academy -

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.6 Preview 6: Vector-based OpenStreetMap + Regional Map Packs

"How do I add zoomable maps for my region?" is now easy...if you know how to cut+paste a couple commands into Linux :-) http://FAQ.IIAB.IO #29 https://github.com/iiab/iiab-factory/blob/master/content/vector-tiles/README.md Thanks to everyone who can try it out on IIAB 6.6 Preview 6

[Server-devel] IIAB 6.6 PREVIEW 4, helping to diagnose Raspberry Pi hotspot "disappearances"

IIAB 6.6 Preview 4 (just released!) is installable from http://download.iiab.io/6.6 1) Profound thanks to all who can assist Matt Johnson now actively testing the following 2 situations...where WiFi sometimes doesn't issue IP addresses...OR sometimes disappears within an hour or so: - RPi

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.6 Preview 3 RELEASED!

l on any fresh/new machine -- next time you run "curl download.iiab.io/6.6/install.txt | sudo bash" ! On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 6:06 AM, Adam Holt wrote: > On Sat, Jul 14, 2018 at 6:01 AM, Lionel Laské > wrote: > >> Great news! >> >> Thanks to all for your suppo

Re: [Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.6 Preview 2 (released!)

lt;https://github.com/iiab/iiab/pull/918>) for schools and medical clinics that do not (or cannot!) power down gracefully, etc. *Massive thanks Jerry Vonau...and Everyone, for your ongoing fieldback especially...as IIAB 6.6 approaches final release in a few short weeks !* On Tue, Jul 17, 20

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.6 Preview 2 (released!)

://download.iiab.io/6.6 CONTRIBUTORS: an amazing 98 tickets have been closed as we approach the finish line at https://github.com/iiab/iiab/milestone/3 ...where almost anybody can help knock off a couple of the remaining tickets ...benefiting kids & communities around the globe! > Best

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.6 Preview 1 (released!)

Don't worry it's not "666" on Friday the 13th -- the new/preview Internet-in-a-Box 6.6 Preview largely works on all 3 OS's (Raspbian, Ubuntu 18.04 and the imminent Debian 9.5 arriving "tomorrow" 2018-07-14!) Try a fresh

[Server-devel] Who knows someone who can help test Internet-in-a-Box 6.6 on Debian 9?

Thanks all for please helping here as IIAB 6.6 approaches the finish line as a Fast Track Release[*] in coming weeks: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/878 [*] for testers, teachers and techs in Cambodia and beyond! CLARIF: we're happy that IIAB

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) recommends Ansible 2.6.x

As this is such a common question, this IIAB Community Suggestions/Guideline was published overnight, under the title: * "What is Ansible and what version should I use?"* http://FAQ.IIAB.IO #9 As prompted by yesterday's successfully tested release of Red Hat's Ansible 2.6.0 *Thanks to

Re: [Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Released!

that you apply the patch (PR #818 <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/pull/818>) as follows: cd /opt/iiab/iiab git pull mv /opt/iiab/kiwix/kiwix-serve /tmp ./runrole kiwix ...or "./iiab-install --reinstall" Thanks All! On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 4:10 PM, Adam Holt <h..

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Released!

Internet-in-a-Box is a tiny device that brings the best of the Internet to offline communities around the world — Wikipedia, Khan Academy, OpenStreetMap, YouTube science videos, thousands of eBooks, etc — no Internet required! No longer just a school server, Internet-in-a-Box is now used in

Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Released!

Internet-in-a-Box is a tiny device that brings the best of the Internet to offline communities around the world — Wikipedia, Khan Academy, OpenStreetMap, YouTube science videos, thousands of eBooks, etc — no Internet required! No longer just a school server, Internet-in-a-Box is now used in

[Server-devel] Fwd: IIAB 6.5 Release Candidate 6!

Thanks Jerry & Tim who've now included support for Ubuntu 18.04 static (non-live) installers as well -- details @ PR #805 (Necessary for pre-formatted drives, as Ubuntu 18.04/Server's live installer does not handle pre-existing partitions etc)

Re: [Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Release Candidate 4

Faster And Modern: The Latest Scoop On Moodle 3.5 https://www.moodlenews.com/2018/privacy-better-quizzes-faster-and-modern-the-latest-scoop-on-moodle-3-5/ On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 11:16 AM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > On Mon, May 14, 2018, 9:48 PM Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org&g

[Server-devel] [Announcement] Sugarizer v1.0 is available for your device

Thanks Lionel !! I'm hoping George has time to integrate this into Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 today! But if not, we'll try to make it happen tomorrow, just in time for Our Big Release (ETA Late Thursday, Preview @ http://download.iiab.io/6.5 :) -- Forwarded message - From: Lionel

Re: [Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Release Candidate 4

On Mon, May 14, 2018, 9:48 PM Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > Please test the living hell out [of] it before it will very likely be > released Thursday (-: > >http://download.iiab.io/6.5 > > Draft release notes: > >https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/I

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Release Candidate 4

Please test the living hell out it before it will very likely be released Thursday (-: http://download.iiab.io/6.5 Draft release notes: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-6.5-Release-Notes Amazing progress thanks to Jerry, Tim & George in recent days!!

Re: [Server-devel] [XSCE] Re: Error When installing IIAB 6.5 on RPI

00% sure, using "apt-key del 7BB9C367"* Consider another ISP using your phone's data plan or a friend's home if possible? (Or install Ansible 2.5.2 in some other way if you choose!) On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 1:13 PM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > >> On Fri, May 11, 2018,

Re: [Server-devel] Error When installing IIAB 6.5 on RPI

re of everything!* On Fri, May 11, 2018, 2:13 PM Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2018, 1:55 PM Joshua Kanani <kanani.jos...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hey guys, i keep getting this annoying error when installing IIAB on >> Raspbian. Am using

Re: [Server-devel] Error When installing IIAB 6.5 on RPI

On Fri, May 11, 2018, 1:55 PM Joshua Kanani wrote: > Hey guys, i keep getting this annoying error when installing IIAB on > Raspbian. Am using the 2018-04-18 stretch lite version. Any thoughts > > Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.DlkMTdFv2W/gpg.1.sh --keyserver >

[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 RC3 released!

Thanks especially to Blondel Mondésir in Haiti, who provided amazingly valuable feedback on IIAB 6.5 RC2 earlier this week, which Jerry Vonau (especially, and others!) used to polish our installation process for RC3 on Ubuntu 18.04 Server *and* 18.04 Desktop! Download & install IIAB 6.5 Release

Re: [Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Release Candidate 2

On Mon, May 7, 2018, 2:56 AM Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > Thanks EVERYONE for the extremely hard work over 7+ months, culminating in > this major Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) accomplishment we hope to release in > coming days! > > IIAB 6.5 Release Candidate 2 has its 1

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] easiest way to automate install of a collection 12+ PDF's onto Sugar on XOs?

On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 8:17 PM, James Cameron wrote: > without deleting the identity > key the activity collaboration feature will fail in strange ways. > What's the identity key, and how is it deleted? ___ Devel mailing list

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] easiest way to automate install of a collection 12+ PDF's onto Sugar on XOs?

On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 8:17 PM, James Cameron wrote: > without deleting the identity > key the activity collaboration feature will fail in strange ways. > What's the identity key, and how is it deleted? ___ Server-devel mailing list

Re: [UKids] easiest way to automate install of a collection 12+ PDF's onto Sugar on XOs?

On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 6:58 PM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 11:54 PM, Tony Anderson <tony_ander...@usa.net> > wrote: > >> A teacher should never 'rm -rf /home/olpc/.sugar'. If the intent is to >> remove the Journal because of space

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] easiest way to automate install of a collection 12+ PDF's onto Sugar on XOs?

On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 6:58 PM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 11:54 PM, Tony Anderson <tony_ander...@usa.net> > wrote: > >> A teacher should never 'rm -rf /home/olpc/.sugar'. If the intent is to >> remove the Journal because of space

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] easiest way to automate install of a collection 12+ PDF's onto Sugar on XOs?

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 11:54 PM, Tony Anderson wrote: > A teacher should never 'rm -rf /home/olpc/.sugar'. If the intent is to > remove the Journal because of space considerations, 'rm -rf > /home/olpc/sugar/datastore' is sufficient. After this command the XO needs > to be

Re: [UKids] easiest way to automate install of a collection 12+ PDF's onto Sugar on XOs?

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 11:54 PM, Tony Anderson wrote: > A teacher should never 'rm -rf /home/olpc/.sugar'. If the intent is to > remove the Journal because of space considerations, 'rm -rf > /home/olpc/sugar/datastore' is sufficient. After this command the XO needs > to be

sugar-install-bundle fails to behave like Browse when installing .xol bundle

Clicking on http://download.unleashkids.org/HaitiOS/bundles/livreshaiti.xol works in Sugar's Browse activity on OLPC OS 13.2.9, correctly loading books into Sugar. However doing the same thing from the command-line ("sugar-install-bundle livreshaiti.xol") does not work :/ Does anyone have any

how to change Sugar's timezone+language after XO deployment

Can commands like the following be made to work? sugar-control-panel -s timezone America/Port-au-Prince sugar-control-panel -s languages French/France If not, is there some other clever way to do this programmatically, perhaps using the gsettings command? Thanks if poss! Example error

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] easiest way to automate install of a collection 12+ PDF's onto Sugar on XOs?

ction cpy(title) { >cp title /home/olpc/Library > } > > with the script: > > cpy first.pdf > cpy second.pdf > cpy index.html > poweroff > > > Tony > > > On Tuesday, 10 April, 2018 10:08 AM, Adam Holt wrote: > > Is building an .xol bundle/collect

Re: [UKids] easiest way to automate install of a collection 12+ PDF's onto Sugar on XOs?

ction cpy(title) { >cp title /home/olpc/Library > } > > with the script: > > cpy first.pdf > cpy second.pdf > cpy index.html > poweroff > > > Tony > > > On Tuesday, 10 April, 2018 10:08 AM, Adam Holt wrote: > > Is building an .xol bundle/collect

Re: [Server-devel] easiest way to automate install of a collection 12+ PDF's onto Sugar on XOs?

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:08 PM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > Is building an .xol bundle/collection/file (containing all the PDF's) the > easiest way? What's the easiest way to build up an .xol of PDF's if so? > Thanks to Jerry Vonau who replied: "​If you are looki

[Server-devel] easiest way to automate install of a collection 12+ PDF's onto Sugar on XOs?

Is building an .xol bundle/collection/file (containing all the PDF's) the easiest way? What's the easiest way to build up an .xol of PDF's if so? Presumably by then installing the .xol in Sugar -> Terminal Activity as follows? sugar-install-bundle /run/media/olpc// Or is there much better

Re: [Server-devel] do RPi 3 B+ still need heat sinks?

On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 8:17 PM, James Cameron <qu...@laptop.org> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 05:28:31PM -0400, Adam Holt wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 5:01 PM, James Cameron <[1]qu...@laptop.org> > wrote: > > > > On Tue, Apr 03, 2018

Re: [Server-devel] do RPi 3 B+ still need heat sinks?

On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 5:01 PM, James Cameron <qu...@laptop.org> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 10:33:12AM -0400, Adam Holt wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 12:36 PM, Adam Holt <[1]h...@laptop.org> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Adam

Re: [Server-devel] do RPi 3 B+ still need heat sinks?

On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 12:36 PM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > >> 1) Recap from 2016: heatsinks on the original RPi3 CPU are not a cure-all >> when the RPi 3 is enclosed in a case that

Re: [Server-devel] do RPi 3 B+ still need heat sinks?

On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 1:53 AM, James Cameron wrote: > Temperature readings are not comparable between RPi 3 and RPi 3 B+ > because of throttling differences, and the metal heat spreader. > > Ambient temperature is critical for the separate chip used for > Ethernet and USB; it

Re: [Server-devel] do RPi 3 B+ still need heat sinks?

On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > 1) Recap from 2016: heatsinks on the original RPi3 CPU are not a cure-all > when the RPi 3 is enclosed in a case that lacks ventilation on a hot day. > But CPU heatsinks Do Work when taking the

[Server-devel] do RPi 3 B+ still need heat sinks?

1) Recap from 2016: heatsinks on the original RPi3 CPU are not a cure-all when the RPi 3 is enclosed in a case that lacks ventilation on a hot day. But CPU heatsinks Do Work when taking the plastic top off the of the original RPi 3. The CPU throttling problem "immediately" goes away on such hot

[Server-devel] Very Productive Engineering Call / IIAB 6.5 approaching final release

*Thanks George Hunt, Jerry Vonau & Tim Moody for an extremely intensive Internet-in-a-Box engineering call completed over the past 3 hours, where key+residual infra/network design -> configuration obstacles were sorted out.* Sorry I don't have time to write it ALL up at http://minutes.iiab.io but

[Server-devel] New Raspian 2018-03-13, New RPi 3 B+

Of course it supports their new $35 HW (3 B+ has faster networking etc, "will remain in production until at least January 2023") but also: "2018-03-13: * Raspberry Pi 3 B+ support * WiFi is disabled until wireless regulatory domain is set (Pi 3 B+ only) - The domain can be done through

[Server-devel] Rishabh Nambiar's Sugarizer School Box proposal

FYI if anybody wants to mentor Rishabh, he/she is looking for guidance to implement this on Raspbian Lite on Raspberry Pi using Ansible/Docker, as part of Google Summer of Code 2018: https://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2018-February/055078.html

can one "dd" XO-1.5 internal microSD cards, to another XO-1.5?

James & All, Will it work if one extricates an XO-1.5's internal microSD card and then places it inside another XO-1.5? e.g. allowing an Ace Teacher to make her own customized images offline in Haiti, with the power of a screwdriver, then simply re-assembling her very small collection of

Re: "Can't open boot device" XO laptop firmware/OFW issue?

On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 3:17 PM, James Cameron wrote: > Either there is an SD card in the external slot with unsupported partition > table, or there is a fault with the internal microSD card or slot. > I reflashed it a 2nd time and it came back to life (boots properly, for

"Can't open boot device" XO laptop firmware/OFW issue?

Attached photo (in-lined below) should be an easy firmware/boot issue to solve I hope! Can anybody remind me what's need / what I need to try next? Clarif: this is an XO-1.5 (SKU100) with: - up-to-date RTC clock - up-to-date firmware (Q3C17) - up-to-date OS (OLPC OS 13.2.9) And yet I can no

[Server-devel] Raspbian's "apt upgrade" is currently broken

FYI, Internet-in-a-Box 6.5's install scripts (at http://download.iiab.io/6.5/rpi/ -- whose release is extremely close!) did NOT cause this :-) Example error, when running "apt dist-upgrade" on a virgin Raspbian Desktop 2017-11-29: Preparing to unpack .../25-python3-scrollphathd_1.1.0_all.deb ...

[Server-devel] serious Raspbian WiFi flaw discovered: works for 10SEC then cycles OFF/ON

We need to report this to the Raspberry Pi Foundation to see if they can fix it -- WiFi connections are repeatedly failing, sometimes even very soon after booting, profoundly affecting Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 ! But first a big Thanks In Advance to all who can reproduce this & offer your own

"Show sample projects" button in Physics activity v32.1 on OLPC OS 13.2.9

Just FYI the Physics activity has a button in the top-right ("Show sample projects") that momentarily flashes a large black rectangle onto the screen, but does not proceed. This was tested in Physics activity version 32.1 on OLPC OS 13.2.9 on XO-1.5 and XO-1.75, by right-clicking and also with a

Re: [Server-devel] PRE-Released: Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Preview 2

PM, James Cameron <qu...@laptop.org> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 03:43:50PM -0500, Adam Holt wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Adam Holt <[1]h...@laptop.org> wrote: > > > > Including [2]IIAB 6.5 PRE-Release Notes :-) > > > > But just

[Server-devel] KA Lite Administration: What tips & tricks exist?

Thanks to Rick Castorani and Tim Moody who helped get this organized during yesterday's Nicaragua-focused call: KA Lite Administration: What tips & tricks exist? http://FAQ.IIAB.IO #25 *Contributions most welcome, anybody who can help edit the above with further cool classroom-relevant

[Server-devel] PRE-Released: Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Preview 2

Including IIAB 6.5 PRE-Release Notes :-) But just a warning that Raspbian's mirrors (download servers) were barely working at all over the past ~12 hours or so, so you might have much better luck installing on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Debian

Re: [Server-devel] ANNC: Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Preview 1

On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 5:47 PM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > Thanks to a very productive community/team call earlier today, IIAB 6.5 > Preview 1 <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases> is now released for > implementers to experiment with. This is a substantial

[Server-devel] ANNC: Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Preview 1

Thanks to a very productive community/team call earlier today, IIAB 6.5 Preview 1 is now released for implementers to experiment with. This is a substantial step forward from IIAB 6.4 in terms of

[Server-devel] Fwd: Can I buy my own Internet-in-a-Box?

From: James Heilman <jmh...@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 9:00 AM Subject: Re: Can I buy my own Internet-in-a-Box? To: Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> Cc: xsce-devel <xsce-de...@googlegroups.com>, server-devel < server-devel@lists.laptop.org>, Unleash Kids! <u

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