[olpc-nz] Testing this Saturday - Southern Cross

[Brenda Wallace]

Should we bring our own sticks?

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 11:54 PM, Tabitha Roder <tabitha at hrdnz.com> wrote:
> Hello
>
> Looking forward to an exciting testing session this week - with requests to
> test sugar on a stick as well as testing build 802, and testing foodforce
> and anything else that takes your fancy.  I hope to see you all there!
>
> Kind regards
> Tabitha
> +64 21 482229
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org>
> Date: 2009/4/30
> Subject: [support-gang] Fwd: plz test Build 802 + Firmware Q2E41 = Candidate
> Release 8.2.1
> To: Support Gangsters <support-gang at laptop.org>
>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Firmware_q2e41
>
> Hi,
>
>    > As I understand 802 differs from 801 only in the firmware. Is it
>    > true?
>
> That's right.
>
>    > Shall I test 802 if I have been using 801 for a long time?
>
> A small amount of testing would be very good, yes.  We don't expect
> any changes to be visible outside of the firmware and battery charging
> (behavior should be better in the presence of batteries with extremely
> low charge), but we should double-check that everything looks normal.
>
>    > Will anybody fix kernel/X errors if I report them?
>
> Please do report them, but they will probably not be fixed in this
> release, which will be happening as soon as this last round of smoke
> testing completes.  We might be able to provide you with workarounds,
> though, or be able to start creating fixes for inclusion in the next
> release.  Filing a bug is generally worthwhile no matter where we
> happen to be in the release process.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Chris.
> --
> Chris Ball   <cjb at laptop.org>
>
>
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