13.1.0 release candidate 4 (build 24) released

[Jerry Vonau]

On Thu, 2013-01-24 at 10:19 -0500, Paul Fox wrote:
> jerry wrote:
>  > On Fri, 2013-01-11 at 21:31 +0000, Daniel Drake wrote:
>  > > Hi,
>  > > 
>  > > We're pleased to announce the next release candidate of our new 13.1.0
>  > > software release.
>  > <snip>
>  > > Please review the "Known problems" section of the release notes. Some
>  > > documented issues are carried over from previous releases, but others
>  > > are new and are things that we will aim to fix in the few weeks before
>  > > release.
>  > > 
>  > > IMPORTANT: New XO-4 firmware Q7B11 breaks automatic upgrade for
>  > > touchscreen firmware versions before 0.0.0.10 on C1 models. After
>  > > reflashing to Q7B11 from an earlier version, you must (just this once)
>  > > manually upgrade with
>  > > 
>  > >   ok update-nn-flash
>  > > 
>  > > Otherwise the touchscreen will not work.
>  > > 
>  > 
>  > I have questions with this, should everybody be doing this procedure to
>  > all updates from a release prior to 23 to a release 24 or later that
>  > would install Q7B11 or later?
> 
> from 23 or prior to 24 or later, then yes, you should do the manual
> update.
> 
> the only exception is if you have a B1 with a clear lightguide, and
> you care a lot about precise linearity of touchscreen response.  in
> that case, you should stick with firmware 0.0.0.4.
> 
> and remember, if you make a mistake, you can always go back to 0.0.0.4
> by downloading it and doing a manual reflash.
> 
>  > 
>  > ie: image 13.1.0-21 is installed then you flash/olpc-update to 13.1.0-26
>  > should you be doing this? Does this apply to all B1,C1,C2 models and
>  > what versions should be installed with Q7B11 for these models?
>  > 
>  > from a machine with Q7B11:
>  > 
>  > kernel: zforce: found zForce firmware 0.0.0.4
>  > kernel: zforce: running in multitouch mode
>  > 
>  > What should syslog be recording for the zforce driver for the B1,C1,C2?
>  > 
>  > Just trying to clear up what needs to be done going forward.
> 
> B1 machines with clear lightguides should probably be left alone, as
> noted above.
> 

This might sound like a dumb question but do all B1s have clear
lightguides? If not, how can one tell them apart?

> all other machines should (currently) have 0.0.0.10.  and, once they
> have 0.0.0.10, C1 and C2 machines will automatically upgrade in the
> future.  i think B1 machines will continue needing manual upgrades.
> 

Think this information might need to be part of the release notes.

Jerry