Mer/Releases/0.7
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Completed tasks in this release and notable accomplisments
2008-12-15 - 0.7 | Installer for Mer on Diablo | b-man | 100% | Initial versions BZR branch, Make .install file for packages.tspre.org 'installer' dist / user component. |
2009-01-31 | Figure out why HAM doesn't work in snapshot images | none | 100% | Tricks: assume-connection 1, problems with installing still? WFM in VirtualBox - needed to echo assume-connection 1 >~/.osso/hildon-application-manager after first setup; then started HAM; checked categories and then installed Titan theme without any problems --Jaffa 23:12, 29 January 2009 (UTC) Also now working for Stskeeps after start-hildon modifications by johnx |
2009-01-29 | Make an error screen and reboot after 15 seconds if Mer is booted through normal bootmenu (check if /var/run is a symlink to /tmp/.run) | wazd, Stskeeps | 100% | Need 800x480 artwork (stop sign and "Incompatible bootmenu used, rebooting in 15 seconds") - added to nit-bootmenu-compat |
integrate/Mer-ize clipboard-manager (already in repository, but needs to be included into start-hildon etc) | johnx | 100% | In repository. | |
2009-01-26 | Fix key generation of openssh-server so it doesn't do it on imager but does it when booting | Darken | 100% | Managed by first boot wizard - ready for merging from lp:~koudelka-atolcomputers/m-r/first-boot-wizard |
2009-01-26 | Experiment with Droid Sans within hildon-theme-liberty and alter if it looks good | qwerty12 | 100% | In repository. Screenshots & source patches here (in bzr too). |
January | Missing localization strings in Hildon, (#4001) | Stskeeps | 100% | There are still some strings to be fixed. But that's for l10n people. |
2009-01-24 | Package up Droid Sans (apache license) | qwerty | 100% | was in ttf-droid in ubuntu universe |
2009-01-23 | Figure out how to make gnome-keyring invisible to the user | Stskeeps | 100% | Fixed in hildon-desktop-env |
2009-01-23 | Bring in new changes from http://gitweb.pingu.fi/?p=xf86-video-omapfb.git;a=summary to xserver-xorg-video-omapfb | Stskeeps | 100% | Now in repository |
0.7 | qemu-eabi cputransp for Scratchbox | qwerty12 | 100% | Deb (i386) & source package provided here. |
2009-01-23 | Package up advanced-power as a debian source package | qwerty12 | 100% | In repository. |
2009-01-20 | Fix sapwood crash problem on ARMv5t (bug 4023) | johnx, RST38h, r2d2rogers | 100% | Fixed in repository. |
2009-01-19 | Mer-ize hildon-application-manager | Jaffa | 100% | Screenshots: 1, 2, 3 |
- Jaffa: New shiny wiki page for Mer and new structure
- Stskeeps: gnome-keyring will no longer bother you
- Stskeeps: Fixing crash problems with HAL dying (LED detection)
- johnx: new first-boot-wizard asks for password, adds user to more groups, enables swap partition (if present) and enables passwordless sudo.
- Meizirkki: dialogs can be moved, but they still appear in right place.
- Stskeeps: VMDK images are now automatically generated (VirtualBox, VMware, etc)
- Stskeeps: Discussion/new policy on licenses banning commercial use
- r2d2rogers, RST38h, etc: Now we have 770 support with sapwood not crashing
- Upgraded to pre-alpha2 l10n and upgraded gtk, libhildon.
- Moving along with being able to distribute firmware images with closed source bits: positive response from Nokia
- PyMaemo (well, bindings) in repository now, for instance 'homeip' as example application and advanced-power (needs hald-addon-bme)
- Jaffa: Porting Hildon Application Manager to Mer
Known issues
4043+ | enhancement | Settings and Maintenance | RESOLVED | FIXED | Application Manager should not depend on "user" account | unassigned |
- Task: Port and build http://repository.maemo.org/pool/diablo/free/h/hildon-plugins-settings/ (statusbar applet config) - In repository as hildon-plugins-settings-cpa. Working and text labels working but creates duplicate application menu.
- Task: Add FDI for Nokia keyboards (see this and this. Check this [1] - Added keycode problem fix in xserver-xorg-input-evdev, now in repository, not working yet.
- Task: Working X-terminal with hildon input method working - Some vte patches still needed, but working: screenshot
- Bootmenu does not play well with clone-to-SD systems. You will have to make a bootmenu item yourself (ask on #maemo about this) (someone document how to make an .item)
- Sometimes after updates the touchscreen of the tables stop working or isn't calibrated, this is because the 'xserver-xorg-input-synaptics' package are installed, to fix it do "sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" in a terminal.
- No WiFi on 770 yet.
Released files and guides
Disclaimer:
- 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 bugs.maemo.org and we'll try to see what we can do to fix the bug causing it.
- If anything goes wrong, grab a USB cable, and rescue mode is done through holding down Home key when booting Mer.
Generic x86 - VMDK (VMware disk image)
- Generic X86 bootable VMDK image - root password is 'rootme'
Installation in VirtualBox
- Unzip zip file
- Open VirtualBox, create new machine (click *New*):
- Name: Mer 0.7
- OS type: Linux
- Version: Ubuntu
- RAM: 128 at least.
- Disk: click "existing", find the mer-x86-generic-image-v0.7.vmdk file, select, select
- Next
- Finish.
Generic x86 - tar.gz image
- Generic X86 tar.gz rootfs image. Usable both for chroot and actually installing on a machine.
Installation (chroot)
mkdir mer-0.7 cd mer-0.7 && sudo tar xzf mer-x86-generic-image-v0.7.tar.gz sudo mkdir -p tmp/.X11-unix home/$USER/.osso sudo mv usr/bin/maemo-invoker usr/bin/maemo-invoker.real echo -e '#!/bin/sh\nPROG="$1"\nshift\nexec "$PROG" "$@"' | sudo tee usr/bin/maemo-invoker sudo chmod 755 usr/bin/maemo-invoker echo 'assume-connection 1' | sudo tee home/$USER/.osso/hildon-application-manager echo 'nameserver <mynameresolver>' | sudo tee -a etc/resolv.conf