Build 472 - testing

[Bert Freudenberg]

Yes, please :) If I'm not mistaken that would mean the laptops build  
a mesh automatically so we could finally test our shiny new IPv6  
bits, right?

- Bert -

On Jun 30, 2007, at 14:10 , Kim Quirk wrote:

> It looks like we may need/want to get the latest Marvell firmware  
> and 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.
>
> 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?
>
> Is there a reason NOT to do this as soon as possible?
>
> Thanks,
> Kim
>
> 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.
> > >
> > > 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.
> >
> > http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/development/build478/
>
> 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.
>
> 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 with the old
> bits on the server side.
>
> Dan