[Testing] Build 472 - testing

[Michail Bletsas]

Dan,

Marvell and Cozybit "give" us firmware by posting it in the internal Wiki.

M.





Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> 
07/02/2007 07:06 AM

To
Ronak Chokshi <rchokshi at marvell.com>
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Michail Bletsas <mbletsas at laptop.org>, testing at laptop.org, Kim Quirk 
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RE: [Testing] Build 472 - testing






On Sun, 2007-07-01 at 10:15 -0700, Ronak Chokshi wrote:
> True. Please treat our suggestions of builds only as recommendations.
> The final decision of which build should be used for the major
> milestones should come from within OLPC based on the accomplishments
> planned for that milestone. This is the model we usually follow with
> most of our other customers/projects as well.

Ok, I was under the impression that we had to get sign-off for any
CozyBit built firmware before CozyBit could give it to us, before we
could put it in builds.  Is that invalid, or has that changed?

Dan

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> No we don't.... 
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> Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> 
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> On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 08:10 -0400, Kim Quirk wrote:
> > It looks like we may need/want to get the latest Marvell firmware
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> > all known flag day updates into the build on Monday (if possible).
> At
> > some point we just have to take the hit and ask everyone to upgrade,
> > laptops and servers. 
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> > As you mention, Dan, we need to do this in Cambridge first... so
> maybe
> > this should be in Monday's build. I know we have the Marvell
> firmware
> > (or can get it). Is there anything outstanding that we are still
> > waiting on to have this flag day? 
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> We need to get Ronak's sign-off on any firmware that we plan to put in
> public builds.  That can take a few days, though sometimes it's quick.
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> Dan
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> > Is there a reason NOT to do this as soon as possible?
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> > Thanks,
> > Kim
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> > On 6/30/07, Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> wrote:
> >         On Fri, 2007-06-29 at 21:37 -0400, John (J5) Palmieri wrote:
> >         > On Fri, 2007-06-29 at 11:23 -0400, Kim Quirk wrote: 
> >         > > Test Groups,
> >         > > Build 472 is available, but the biggest problem is that
> it
> >         doesn't get
> >         > > on the mesh or infrastructure AP. Some activities are
> >         working and
> >         > > there is more to see in the Journal than the previous
> >         build. 
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> >         > > I'm hoping that we can get another build today with the
> >         network
> >         > > problem fixed since that would be important for our
> >         'Release Candidate
> >         > > 1'. Today's milestone is to get to RC1 which has most of
> >         the basic 
> >         > > functionality that was available in 406 builds. If we
> can
> >         get the mesh
> >         > > connecting again, that would be great!
> >         > >
> >         > > Test release notes:
> >         http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Test_Group_Release_Notes
> >         > > (Anyone can add notes about this release page -- please
> >         do)
> >         >
> >         > I couldn't fix the mesh issues with the current
> >         NetworkManager so I have
> >         > backtracked to an earlier working version in build478.
>  This
> >         one gets on
> >         > the mesh and also on AP points.
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> http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/development/build478/
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> >         So thinking about it again, we don't expect the new svn2621
> NM
> >         bits to
> >         work with any existing mesh networks because the server
> >         software and
> >         hardware needs to change.
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> >         We have to have a flag day in Cambridge too before we can
> get
> >         the new NM 
> >         automeshing bits, because the new bits aren't compatible
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> >         the old
> >         bits on the server side.
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> >         Dan
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