F11-for-XO1.5 Release 10.1.1 Release Candidate 2

[Bert Freudenberg]

On 14.06.2010, at 06:24, Chris Ball wrote:

> Hi Bert,
> 
>> Copied ~olpc/Activities/Sratch.activity/vm-sound-ALSA plugin to
>> /usr/lib/squeak/3.10-5/.
>> 
>> After that, in Etoys playback sounds a bit worse, but it's still
>> okay (hard to tell actually). And no freeze after suspend,
>> playing just resumes. So it would be a good idea to use that ALSA
>> plugin for Squeak in general, me thinks.
> 
> Could we get a squeak/etoys package with a fixed alsa-plugin ASAP, please?

Someone would need to rebuild Fedora's squeak-vm-3.10-5 package with Derek's patched sqUnixSoundALSA.c file (attached to the forwarded msg below). The etoys package is unaffected.

Unless you can/want to use his binary, that is.

> Yes, does sound a bit like hardware.

Can I get a replacement? Preferably the HS version once it's ready? ;)

- Bert -

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Derek O'Connell <doc at doconnel.f9.co.uk>
> Date: 9. Juni 2010 21:33:39 MESZ
> To: Chris Ball <cjb at laptop.org>
> Cc: John Maloney <jmaloney at media.mit.edu>, Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de>, Paul Fox <pgf at laptop.org>
> Subject: Re: alsa fix4
> 
> fix5 attached.
> 
> On 09/06/10 18:48, Chris Ball wrote:
>> Hi John,
>> 
>>    >  Hi, Chris.  I can build a new Scratch XO release. But first a few
>>    >  questions:
>>    >
>>    >  a. Shouldn't this fixed ALSA go into the Etoys release, where
>>    >  it can be shared by both Scratch and Etoys?
>> 
>> Ah, sounds like it.
>> 
>>    >  b. If I just put the new ALSA plugin file in the Scratch
>>    >  activity, are we sure it will get loaded? (i.e. does it override
>>    >  the version in the Squeak VM folder)?
>>    >
>>    >  c. I confess, got busy with other things, so I haven't tested
>>    >  this. I know Derek has. Anyone else?
>> 
>> Dunno about these.  We can certainly help test a new build.
>> 
>>    >  d. Should I remove Bert's shell script code that suppresses power
>>    >  management?
>> 
>> Yes, please.
>> 
>>    >  e. What's your time frame?
>> 
>> We were hoping to release on Friday, but we can afford to delay until
>> this fix is ready.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> - Chris.
>>   
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