[Server-devel] [XSCE] Rendrering maps on XO1 at Silar's Orphanage Haiti

[Adam Holt]

Exactly.  Download blowups (interruptions) to Haiti were cured using
Firefox extension "DownThemAll!" here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/downthemall/


On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 6:50 PM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:

> If you mean by "blowing up en route" an interruption to the download,
> then we have a set of instructions for people (like me) who must deal
> with very unstable internet service.
>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Download
>
> Focus on using wget or curl, as these can recover gracefully from an
> interruption.  So can some browsers.
>
> If you mean by "blowing up en route" that the download completes but
> contains wrong data, then I have news for you: an rsync server with
> the released builds is now available, and may be used to _repair_
> areas of damage in a download using tools already on an XO.  Only the
> damaged part is sent over the internet.  See the "Wrong Data" section
> of the "Download" page on the Wiki.  The rsync server URL is:
>
> rsync://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/olpc/
>
> I look forward to Nancie and the battery of other volunteers engaging
> with the development community.  Perhaps there hasn't been enough of
> that leading up to the release of 13.2.0, and now you are paying for
> it?
>
> On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 08:33:32AM -0400, Adam Holt wrote:
> > We're trying Release 12.1.0 in Haiti later today, thanks to Anna's
> careful
> > testing confirming IIAB maps work there, that is if our expensive OS
> download
> > to Haiti actually succeeds, without blowing up en route etc :)
> >
> > PS Nancie Severs has done very extensive testing of Release 13.x
> usability on
> > XO-1s and we cannot support that slowness.  She and a battery of other
> > volunteers have determined Release 12.x is the most well-rounded
> solution for
> > XO-1s for now.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 4:31 AM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
> >
> >     I've reviewed the thread so far.  The problem is interesting.
> >
> >     In summary:
> >
> >       * some of the HTML content you have deployed uses features that do
> >         not perform well on the browser renderer used on 11.3.1, and you
> >         hadn't noticed this until now,
> >
> >       * the cause of the bad performance is not directly related to the
> >         slower processor speed of the XO-1, since it is only 50% used,
> >
> >       * the content works flawlessly with the browser renderer user on
> >         13.2.0-13.
> >
> >     What I didn't see was:
> >
> >       * whether memory was depleted; might add swap; again, as part of a
> >         test, not as a proposed solution,
> >
> >       * whether the content performed well on 11.3.1 on XO-1.5, XO-1.75
> or
> >         XO-4; so that the possibility of graphics driver bugs might be
> >         considered,
> >
> >       * a way for interested parties to reproduce the problem; without
> >         which we are limited to speculation,
> >
> >       * how any bug fixes to the browser renderer, graphics driver, or
> >         kernel could be practically deployed; can you afford the time to
> >         install an RPM to every XO?  Probably not.
> >
> >       * why this has anything to do with what a _server_ does; on the
> face
> >         of it the server only delivers the content, and the
> >         incompatibility is between the content and the browser, so the
> >         only thing a server might do is deliver _different_ content, or
> >         _refuse_ to deliver the content at all,
> >
> >       * exactly what reasons other than prejudice lead to the persistent
> >         claim that 13.2.0-13 cannot be used on XO-1; because without
> >         addressing these reasons there's _no way_ that a new build can
> >         help.  That's one for devel@ thanks, please get involved.
> >
> >     --
> >     James Cameron
> >     http://quozl.linux.org.au/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org !
>
> --
> James Cameron
> http://quozl.linux.org.au/
>



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