[Sugar-devel] Flashing Upstream Image allows to listen to boot-up sound ... but none other
James Cameron
quozl at laptop.org
Sun Dec 23 15:57:41 EST 2012
Interesting, but I will require that you reproduce the problem on
Q2F14 before any further remedial work is done. Q2E46 was released on
2011-07-22 and was not a stable build.
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 12:54:02AM +0530, nitika.mail wrote:
> Hi Samuel,
>
> Thanks for the update!
>
> I ran the flash writing command again and it worked!
>
> After thus downgrading the firmware to Q2E45 from Q2E46, the activity sounds
> can be heard just fine!
>
> It seems that this is a Firmware issue of Q2E46.
>
> Thanks and Regards,
>
> NItika Mangal
> QA Manager
> Activity Central: http://activitycentral.com
>
> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:25 PM, Samuel Greenfeld <greenfeld at laptop.org>
> wrote:
>
> Is the CSN XO unlocked with a permanent developer key? Which OS are you
> testing?
>
> Restarting to enable flash writing is a sign that the XO was secured, and
> that the flash command would have to be run again after the restart to
> allow a firmware update to proceed.
>
> If you have a developer key for this XO and wish to unlock it permanently
> you can use the "disable-security" OFW command.
>
> I have access to a few CSN-serialed XO-1s (the lettered prefix noting where
> it was made) but I have not noticed this behavior. I would have to
> downgrade them to E-series firmware to see if there was a problem there.
> 13.1.0 os19 contains Q2F13, but does not sign the binary to automatically
> update secured XOs. You should be ideally using Q2F13.
>
> If you have no sound in Linux check the volume controls in Sugar's frame
> and with "alsamixer" at the command line {if necessary}. The audio mixer
> state {including mute} is saved in Linux at shutdown, with only selected
> items overridden by olpc-configure every boot.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 12:28 PM, nitika.mail <nitika at activitycentral.com>
> wrote:
>
> Yes it is!
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <gonzalo at laptop.org>
> wrote:
>
> Is your Xo connected to a charger when start?
> This is a condition to write the firmware.
>
> Gonzalo
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 2:20 PM, nitika.mail <
> nitika at activitycentral.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Pursuing this issue, I tried to downgrade the Firmware on
> the XO-1 which did not play the sound (and which had the latest
> firmware). This was an attempt to verify whether downgrading
> the firmware would make the XO play activity sounds:
>
> Serial Number: CSN74802D48
> Firmware: Q2E46
>
> When I tried to flash Q2E45 from USB stick, I got a following
> message:
>
> Restarting to enable SPI FLASH writing. Try again after system
> restarts
>
> The system then automatically reboots and nothing happens!
> Going back to the OK prompt, the firmware is seen as it was.
>
> Repeating this process also bears the same result.
>
> Would really appreciate any feedback on this!
>
> Thanks and Regards,
>
> Nitika Mangal
> QA Manager
> Activity Central: http://activitycentral.com
>
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <
> gonzalo at laptop.org> wrote:
>
> James,
> Any change in firmware between Q2E45 and Q2E46 can be
> related?
>
> Gonzalo
>
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 9:09 AM, nitika.mail <
> nitika at activitycentral.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Gonzalo,
>
> I have sound in one XO-1 and no sound in the other.
> The S/N and Firmware details have been mentioned in my
> earlier post.
>
> Repeating them again...
>
> Following are the details of the XO-1 which plays the
> sound:
>
> Serial Number: SHF725004AA
> Firmware: Q2E45
>
> Following are the details of the XO-1 which does not
> play any sound:
>
> Serial Number: CSN74802D48
> Firmware: Q2E46
>
> So far, I haven't received any updates if anyone else
> has this problem reproduced.
>
> Thanks and Regards,
>
> Nitika Mangal
> QA Manager
> Activity Central: http://activitycentral.com
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <
> gonzalo at laptop.org> wrote:
>
> You have no sound in both xo-1 or only in one of
> them?
> Anybody else can confirm this?
>
> Gonzalo
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 2:41 PM, nitika.mail <
> nitika at activitycentral.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Gonzalo,
>
> I'm testing sound playing in activities like
> Pippy, TamTam series, Record etc.
>
> Basically none of the activities play any
> sound!
>
> Thanks and Regards,
>
> Nitika Mangal
> QA Manager
> Activity Central: http://activitycentral.com
>
> On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Gonzalo
> Odiard <gonzalo at laptop.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 8:23 AM,
> nitika.mail <nitika at activitycentral.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Gonzalo,
>
> Yes, I have tested "volume up/down"
> while booting, and that works fine!
>
>
>
> Great.
>
>
> Not sure why other sounds can't be
> heard...
>
>
>
> Can you explain what other sounds are you
> testing?
>
> Gonzalo
>
>
>
> Thanks and Regards,
>
> Nitika Mangal
> QA Manager
> Activity Central: http://
> activitycentral.com
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 6:06 AM,
> Gonzalo Odiard <gonzalo at laptop.org>
> wrote:
>
> Startup sound volume is saved.
> Has you tested press a few times
> "volume up" key while booting?
>
> Gonzalo
>
> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 11:28 AM,
> nitika.mail <nitika at activitycentral.com
> > wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Flashing 31018o0 Image on XO-1
> (Build: 13.1.0 for XO-1 (Build 18))
> allows to listen to boot-up sound ...
> but none other.
>
> This happens on one XO, but does not
> show the same issue on another XO-1.
>
> Following are the details of the XO
> which does not play any sound:
>
> Serial Number: CSN74802D48
> Firmware: Q2E46
>
> Following are the details of the XO
> which plays the sound:
>
> Serial Number: SHF725004AA
> Firmware: Q2E45
>
> Has anyone faced a similar issue on
> XO-1? Is it possible that a higher
> Firmware version may be the cause ofsu
> no sound?
>
> Would appreciate clarity on this point!
>
> Thanks and Regards,
> Nitika Mangal
> QA Manager
> Activity Central: http://
> activitycentral.com
>
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