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Period: 16 February 2009 - 2 March 2009 [[Mer/Releases/0.9|Release]]
Period: 16 February 2009 - 2 March 2009 [[Mer/Releases/0.9|Release]]
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This sprint is finished, please see [[Mer/Sprints/0.10|Sprint 0.10]]
==== Tasks ====
==== Tasks ====
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| || set kernel.core-pattern to something sane consistent across platforms || none || 50% || [http://webwizardry.net/~timeless/10-coredumps.conf
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| || Patch apt package with https://stage.maemo.org/svn/maemo/projects/haf/trunk/apt/mmap.patch || qwerty12 || 100% || In repository. Needs testing however on x86 and I am not patching the text strings. I also need to improve packaging.
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this sysctl conf file], needs packaging: mkdir -p /var/cores from postinst.
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| || Make 770 image not have kernel-diablo-modules and such || Stskeeps || 100% || found a kernel-diablo-modules in foundations/mer, might have done something.. Removed in imager.
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| || Include hildon-theme-layout-4-synth (alter to use proper fallback icon theme) and tritanium, meta, okuda, kobayashi from extras-devel || none || 10% || hildon-theme-layout-4-synth now in repository (Stskeeps). Themes seem to depend on maemo4-theme-fixes??
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| || Add FDI for Nokia keyboards (see [http://trac.tspre.org/svn/deblet/trunk/packages/main/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-keymap.fdi this] and [http://trac.tspre.org/svn/deblet/trunk/packages/main/nokia-xkb-data/ this] || Darken || 100% || Check this [http://internettablettalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=259961&postcount=57] - Added keycode problem fix in xserver-xorg-input-evdev, now in repository. Patched repository actually. Now in repository
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| || Look into porting Powerlaunch or doing an alternative in Python || VDVsx || 5% || Starting
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| 2009-02-17 || Look into porting Powerlaunch or doing an alternative in Python || qwerty12 || 100% || Powerlaunch ported by qwerty12, in repository.
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| || package a tslib calibration tool for X or framebuffer? || none || 0% ||
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| || home applets behave oddly when in non-800x480 || none || 0% ||
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| || Port gdm-autologin from deblet and use /etc/default/autologin || none || 0% ||
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| || look at timeless' enus stuff || none || 0% ||
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| || 770 wifi module patches to support WPA, IW wireless extensions || none || 0% ||
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| || Use lp:~mer-committers/m-r/hildon-input-method & lp:~mer-committers/m-r/hildon-input-method-framework and see if you can get them to work (Fremantle versions) || none || 0% ||
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| || Implement hald-addon-bme open source based on [https://garage.maemo.org/plugins/scmsvn/viewcvs.php/dsme/trunk/adhoc/dummy_bme.c?revision=155&root=dsm&view=markup dummy BME] and  [[Mer/Documentation/BME_Protocol]] , see [http://gitweb.pingu.fi/?p=hald-addon-retu-adc.git;a=tree this] for example || none || 0% ||
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| || Implement a libconic ICD dbus messages handler relaying to NetworkManager || none || 0% ||
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| || QEMU/N8x0 image of Mer || none || 0% ||
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| || Start localization project for Mer, using launchpad (we have .pos, but we need people and translations) || none || 0% ||
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| || get a run-standalone.sh like thing || none || 0% ||
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| || Fix C++ in SDK (see straightjacket packages) || none || 0% ||
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| || Rotation shouldn't crash X? || none || 0% ||
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| || Fix rootstrap for SB to be more recent (libkrb depends on libc6 >= 2.9 at the moment) || none || 0% ||
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| || Try to get various Python-based applets working for Mer || none || 0% ||
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| || docpurge should interact better with dpkg and upgrades || none || 0% ||
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| || Replacing SDK icons with more modern ones || none || 0% ||
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| || Modern kernels, get newer kernels working with the 770, N8x0, and use stlc45xx on N8x0s || none || 0% ||
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| || Make kernel-diablo-modules-gserial and implement support with help of rescue menu || none || 0% ||
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| || Find better solution for APT not working on jffs2: http://glomation.net/smf/index.php?topic=5.0 || none || 0% ||
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| || Update debhelper in Mer Scratchbox SDK devkit || none || 0% ||
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| || hildon-plugins-settings-cpa: creates duplicate application menu. || none || 0% ||
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| || Figure out why python-osso fails to build in SDK || none || 0% ||
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| || Patch libvte with further maemo changes (blinking interval, Enter, etc) || none || 0% ||
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| || Make 770 image not have kernel-diablo-modules and such || none || 30% || found a kernel-diablo-modules in foundations/mer, might have done something..
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| || Add FDI for Nokia keyboards (see [http://trac.tspre.org/svn/deblet/trunk/packages/main/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-keymap.fdi this] and [http://trac.tspre.org/svn/deblet/trunk/packages/main/nokia-xkb-data/ this] || Darken || 80% || Check this [http://internettablettalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=259961&postcount=57] - Added keycode problem fix in xserver-xorg-input-evdev, now in repository. Patched repository actually. Needs testing.
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| || Make hildon-desktop-env use a configuration file to determine wether it needs to show cursor or not (useful for x86) || johnx || 95% || Could use some testing on x86s with touchscreens
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| December || [[Task:Community_firmware_image_distribution|Proposal for distribution of firmware images including closed-source bits needed for community editions]] || Stskeeps || 50% || First proposal involving initfs bits proposed through maemo-community. [http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail//maemo-community/2009-January/002946.html Positive Nokia response] [http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-community/2009-February/003114.html wish list for 3rd party components]
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| 2009-01-17 || Move project from launchpad to maemo.org garage || Stskeeps || 40% || Project retrieved (mer.garage.maemo.org), [https://bugs.maemo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Mer Mer on bugs.maemo.org]. Blockers: [https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3319&group_id=841&atid=3136 Multiple git repositories per project] [https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3320&group_id=841&atid=3136 Personal git repositories].  
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Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to Mer development in this sprint or outstanding still:
Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to Mer development in this sprint or outstanding still:
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{{#bugzilla:id=4111,4102,4101,4062,4093,4043,4023,3858,3939,3021
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{{#bugzilla:id=4148,4111,4102,4101,4062,4093,4043,4023,3858,3939,3021
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== Released files and guides ==
 
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Disclaimer:
 
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* '''There is -no- warranty'''. This may blow up your MMC, steal your wife or cause doomsday to come around. But if you find some bugs, please report them on [https://bugs.maemo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Mer bugs.maemo.org] and we'll try to see what we can do to fix the bug causing it.
 
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* If anything goes wrong, grab a USB cable, and rescue mode is done through holding down Home key when booting Mer (on tablets)
 
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=== MD5sums ===
 
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0772b1e9696abfa3385f225d7c22cecb  mer-x86-generic-image-v0.8.img.raw.gz
 
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d88403e0aef6a9a0e14fbdcc7d848565  mer-x86-generic-image-v0.8.tar.gz
 
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63e824cd3cab12e6c5088df3a11d6e2b  mer-x86-generic-image-v0.8.vmdk.zip
 
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|0772b1e9696abfa3385f225d7c22cecb || mer-x86-generic-image-v0.8.img.raw.gz
 
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|d88403e0aef6a9a0e14fbdcc7d848565 || mer-x86-generic-image-v0.8.tar.gz
 
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|63e824cd3cab12e6c5088df3a11d6e2b || mer-x86-generic-image-v0.8.vmdk.zip
 
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=== Generic x86 - VMDK (VMware disk image) ===
 
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* [http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-x86-generic-image-v0.8.vmdk.zip Generic X86 bootable VMDK image] - root password is 'rootme'
 
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==== Installation in VirtualBox  ====
 
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# Unzip zip file
 
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# Open VirtualBox, create new machine (click *New*):
 
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#* Name: Mer 0.8
 
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#* OS type: Linux
 
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#* Version: Ubuntu
 
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#* RAM: 128 at least.
 
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#* Disk: click "existing", find the mer-x86-generic-image-v0.8.vmdk file, select, select
 
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#* Next
 
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#* Finish.
 
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=== Generic x86 - RAW image ===
 
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* [http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-x86-generic-image-v0.8.img.raw.gz Generic X86 RAW gzipped image] - usable in virtual machine products such as Parallels and such supporting RAW disk images (gunzip first).
 
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=== Generic x86 - tar.gz image ===
 
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* [http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-x86-generic-image-v0.8.tar.gz Generic X86 tar.gz rootfs image]. Usable both for chroot and actually installing on a machine.
 
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==== Installation (chroot) ====
 
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sudo mkdir -p tmp/.X11-unix home/$USER/.osso
 
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sudo mv usr/bin/maemo-invoker usr/bin/maemo-invoker.real
 
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Xephyr :2 -host-cursor -screen 800x480x16 -dpi 96 -ac -extension Composite 2>/dev/null 1>&2 &
 
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 22 September 2010

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 Mer is back : Please visit http://www.merproject.org to learn more about this news.


Period: 16 February 2009 - 2 March 2009 Release


This sprint is finished, please see Sprint 0.10

[edit] Tasks

Completed Good progress Just standing Some help needed! Urgent for next release
Committed & Target Task Owner  % Highlights
Patch apt package with https://stage.maemo.org/svn/maemo/projects/haf/trunk/apt/mmap.patch qwerty12 100% In repository. Needs testing however on x86 and I am not patching the text strings. I also need to improve packaging.
Make 770 image not have kernel-diablo-modules and such Stskeeps 100% found a kernel-diablo-modules in foundations/mer, might have done something.. Removed in imager.
Add FDI for Nokia keyboards (see this and this Darken 100% Check this [1] - Added keycode problem fix in xserver-xorg-input-evdev, now in repository. Patched repository actually. Now in repository
2009-02-17 Look into porting Powerlaunch or doing an alternative in Python qwerty12 100% Powerlaunch ported by qwerty12, in repository.

[edit] Bugs

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to Mer development in this sprint or outstanding still:

IDSeverityProductStatusResolutionSummary (10 tasks) ⇒Assignee
4101enhancementMerRESOLVEDWONTFIXzenity list should allow clicking in any column for radio and check listsCarsten Munk
4102normalMerRESOLVEDWONTFIX(dpkg?) error message shouldn't say "reached already"Carsten Munk
4111normalMerRESOLVEDWONTFIXinstall catalog details dialog is fatally modalCarsten Munk
3858+normalSystem softwareRESOLVEDFIXEDmaemo-launcher build-depends on libhildondesktop-dev, which in turn build-depends on maemo-launcher-devGuillem Jover
4148normalMerRESOLVEDWONTFIXalarmd should use '.' instead of 'source' in '/bin/sh' scriptsCarsten Munk
4023+criticalDesktop platformRESOLVEDWONTFIXSapwood doesn't align PixbufOpenRequest properly (crash on 770)Sven Herzberg
4093normalMerRESOLVEDWONTFIXupdate-desktop-database error message is badCarsten Munk
3939+normalDesktop platformRESOLVEDWONTFIXsapwood loops infinitely at malformed requestunassigned
4043+enhancementSettings and MaintenanceRESOLVEDFIXEDApplication Manager should not depend on "user" accountunassigned
4062majorMerRESOLVEDFIXEDInstaller crashes when writing a bootmenu item in advanced-mode for external card.Carsten Munk
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