[Server-devel] USB adapter handling in XSCE 6.0 (PR501)

[Adam Holt]

Overall Context:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/FAQ#Is_a_quick_installation_possible.3F

Jerry writes:
git remote add jv https://github.com/jvonau/xsce
git pull jv Nov21

Tim writes:
to repeat the question, isn't this pretty much the same as

git clone https://github.com/jvonau/xsce -b Nov21 --depth 1

or am I missing something?

On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 10:09 AM, Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:

> Tom Gilliard!
>
> Can you possibly test his below?  Or let us know if ur busy!
>
>
> From: Tim Moody <tim at timmoody.com>
> Date: Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 9:40 AM
> Subject: RE: Latest XSCE version
>
> you read my mind; I was thinking it was time to turn to this.
>
> this would have to be on a xo-1.5 on 13.2.5
>
> I have multiple ethernet dongles and a wifi dongle reputed to work as a
> hostap but not tried (when I plugged it in it got listed under ip addr, but
> there is an error about request for firmware failed.)
>
> -bash-4.2# nmcli d
> DEVICE     TYPE              STATE
> eth1       802-3-ethernet    connected
> wlan0      802-11-wireless   unavailable
> eth0       802-11-wireless   unmanaged
>
> So the question is can you give me an initial set of connections and a
> list of operations to try?
>
> > From: Jerry Vonau [mailto:me at jvonau.ca]
> > Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 4:29 AM
> > Subject: Re: Latest XSCE version
> >
> > I would really appreciate if someone with a handful of usb network
> adapter
> > give PR501 a spin. I've tested all I can with 1 usb and 1 built-in by
> repeatedly
> > switching the network cables on a configured box(thus killing the
> gateway)
> > and running "./runtags network" on the NUC. If you're wondering that is
> > what the cause was of all the logins from my NUC on the vpn. I have not
> > been able to make the routine puke, so could someone try the same idea
> > but swapping different usbkeys please.
> >
> > For easier testing try
> > git checkout -b Nov21
> > git remote add jv https://github.com/jvonau/xsce git pull jv Nov21
>
> these two look to be the same thing; there's no Nov21 in XSCE
>
> I did   git clone https://github.com/jvonau/xsce -b Nov21 --depth 1
>
> is that what you want?
>
> > Fixes the wired slave that may not be available just after the change
> but is
> > available after a reboot issue that might occur occasionally and adds a
> bit
> > better recording of the network state. Should be safe for master if that
> > testing passes. If something does fail shoutout on irc and fpaste the
> xsce.ini
> > file and the point of failure.
> >
> > > On November 22, 2015 at 2:39 AM Adam Holt <holt at unleashkids.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Spontaneous install notes from Tom Gilliard <satellitgo at gmail.com> in
> > > Bellingham, WA:
> > >
> > >    http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/XSCE
> > >
> > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 6:27 PM, Tim Moody <tim at timmoody.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > PR 488 broke install-console for me on centos.  not sure if that is
> > > > in this image.
> > > >
> > > > *From:* George Hunt [mailto:georgejhunt at gmail.com]
> > > > *Sent:* Thursday, November 19, 2015 1:32 PM
> > > > *Subject:* Re: Latest XSCE version
> > > >
> > > > What I'm offering is a refresh of the tinycore install process which
> > > > Sora used earlier. The documentation for this can be lifted from
> > > > whatever she used then.
>
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