[SoaS] Weekly status report - Mon 12/04/10

[Thomas C Gilliard]

 >>>* Control Panel/Keyboard  still does not open..

No changes perceptible from 507


Thomas C Gilliard wrote:
> =====TESTING Mirabelle 508======
>
> soas-i386-20100508.02.iso
> 4GB Lexar Jumpdrive Firefly
> ./livecd-iso-to-disk  --format --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 1200 
> /home/xxxxt/Desktop/soas-i386-20100508.02.iso /dev/sdg*
> ACER Aspire One
>
> Much Faster...
>
> Works Well/ All shipped activities seem to work
> Presence service works wired and wireless
> Chat does not take title and transmit it to Neighborhood
> Write seems to only like 6 characters in title (they are carried to 
> neighborhood display)
>
> comments:
> Mirabelle "sugar: splash only lasts 1 sec (should be longer or not used)
> before Circle graphic start up
> TA(Turtle Blocks 87) has new BOLD icon
>
> Control Panel:
> No Keyboard (Does not respond to click)
> New icon for update which works
> write works fine Font Size and Colors work.
> Only Times New Roman Type available
> saved as  .txt .RTF .HTML
> read does not open .txt files from Journal
>   opens .RTF and .HTML fine
>
> ======================================
> liveinst(Anaconda) works-new graphics...
> note must reformat 4GB USB Target by deleting default fat 32  partition
> (installer crashes if try to use fat32)
> make custom; /boot 200 ext4 ; /  balance ext4;  no swap
> End up with installed ext4 real fs USB....
>
> >Boot from this ext4 USB now have gdm login and user
> ewverything seems to wor here.
> Note: Keyboard works in real installed USB?
> Very Nice.
>
> Thanks Peter, Sebastian, and everyone who got this going!
>
> Tom Gilliard
> satellit
>