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

[James Cameron]

On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 10:09:53AM -0500, Adam Holt wrote:
> Tom Gilliard!
> 
> Can you possibly test his below?  Or let us know if ur busy!
> 
> From: Tim Moody <[1]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

OLPC OS isn't designed for general use with a variety of USB wireless
devices; to save disk space we remove most support.

Should you wish to bring this back, build a new kernel with the
support restored.

> 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.)

And for many modern USB wireless devices, you may also require an
updated kernel and firmware package.

And hostap support may need adding.

Sounds like lots of fun!

> 
> -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:[2]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 [3]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 [4]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 <[5]holt at unleashkids.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Spontaneous install notes from Tom Gilliard <[6]satellitgo at gmail.com> in
> > > Bellingham, WA:
> > >
> > >    [7]http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/XSCE
> > >
> > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 6:27 PM, Tim Moody <[8]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:[9]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.
> 
> References:
> 
> [1] mailto:tim at timmoody.com
> [2] mailto:me at jvonau.ca
> [3] https://github.com/jvonau/xsce
> [4] https://github.com/jvonau/xsce
> [5] mailto:holt at unleashkids.org
> [6] mailto:satellitgo at gmail.com
> [7] http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/XSCE
> [8] mailto:tim at timmoody.com
> [9] mailto:georgejhunt at gmail.com

-- 
James Cameron
http://quozl.linux.org.au/