#5354 NORM Future : OFW needs USB retry

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#5354: OFW needs USB retry
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           Reporter:  wmb at firmworks.com    |       Owner:  wmb at firmworks.com
               Type:  defect               |      Status:  reopened         
           Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  Future Release   
          Component:  ofw - open firmware  |     Version:                   
         Resolution:                       |    Keywords:                   
        Next_action:  never set            |    Verified:  0                
Deployment_affected:                       |   Blockedby:                   
           Blocking:                       |  
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Changes (by hhardy):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * next_action:  => never set
  * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 Fix needs to go into a production build... see
 http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=28173

 rt ticket contents follows:

 Mitch has made necessary changes, they need to go into a production build.

 --HH

 Grrrrrr.

 So, I've been looking at version logs vis-a-vis
 http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5354 - the bug about the Datatraveler 1G.

 OS656 includes Q2D07 firmware. Q2D07 was released on Dec 7, 2007, 5
 weeks before OS 656 was released (Jan 18, 2008).

 I fixed that bug on Dec 5, 2007, i.e. two days before Q2D07 was
 released, but was not permitted to include the fix in Q2D07 because of
 concerns that it would break something. The fix first appeared in
 Q2D08, dated Jan 5, 2008.

 I updated http://wiki.laptop.org/go/USB_drive#USB_drives_and_firmware
 with an extensive discussion of different ways to work around the problem.

 We need a better release qualification/testing methodology. The current
 status quo, in which it is nearly impossible to actually fix bugs that
 are discovered while testing the candidate release, leaves much to be
 desired.
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 Mitch Bradley wrote:

 See also http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/8088

 Adam Holt wrote:

 Mitch,

 (1) The 2 keys are on their way to you, tho I hear they may be
 stuck in shipping for a week or more.

 (2) Since this problem is so common around the world (as users
 all try to upgrade from 656 to 8.2) many of our Support Volunteers have
 asked me if there is a known list of incompatible keys?

 (3) Better yet, can you update this page with all known
 workarounds when you have results?
 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/USB_drive#USB_drives_and_firmware

 Cheers!
 --A.


 Mitch Bradley wrote:

 Two is plenty.

 Mitch Bradley
 615 Olinda Road
 Makawao, HI 96768

 I'll analyze them promptly upon receipt.

 Adam Holt wrote:

 Dear Mitch,

 Wad suggests I mail 2 of these to you, since none of the
 USB flash drives worked after trying to reflash 767 in Belgium. Wad
 took a look and it's not the Windows "U3" partition issue. This is the
 large batch of USB memory sticks Henry Hardy bought a few weeks ago.

 What physical address should I send them to?

 And is 2 enough?

 Henry asks that you CC him here. Thanks,
 --A!

 --HH.


 Replying to [comment:10 frankprindle]:
 > The Kingston works perfectly now that I flashed q2d13. Thanks folks for
 the pointer!!!

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