OLPC XO Opera browser as Sugar activity

[Robert Myers]

> I run Opera on the XO, but if started as an activity it doesn't run  
> (it runs fine when started from terminal). There is a note on the  
> Opera install page that there is an incompatibility between Rainbow  
> and Opera:
> 
> "Note: There is at present an incompatibility between the Opera  
> activity and the OLPC Rainbow security system on some builds. If when  
> you launch the Opera activity, the screen goes blank and stays blank,  
> you have likely encountered that incompatibility."
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Opera
> 
> That is the symptom I encounter.
> 
> Could one of you tell me what this incompatibility is, and how to  
> remove it? I'm using build 703, the latest stable build.
> 

I haven't used Opera lately. If it was working pre-700, this is probably 
a case of isolation failing.

Try:

  rm /etc/olpc-security

followed by a reboot.

To reenable isolation:

  touch /etc/olpc-security

and reboot.

Good luck,

Bob