[Sugar-devel] ARM fork

Ryan Cunningham rvskmbrly3 at gmail.com
Sat Jun 21 13:26:20 EDT 2014
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I wanted to make sure you are only responsible for testing the software and not for packaging it.

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> On Jun 21, 2014, at 9:29 AM, Paul Fox <pgf at laptop.org> wrote:
> 
> ryan wrote:
>> Here is a link to an updated file system image, incorporating an updated
>> RAM disk.
>> 
>> This updated RAM disk incorporates changes to
>> `/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-mount/10-olpc-boot-premount.sh' and
>> `/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/20-olpc-boot-cmdline.sh', to remove
>> XO-specific information.
> 
> what's wrong with sending two simple patches instead?
> 
> paul
> 
>> 
>> 32013o4.img
>> <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BykD1OG4zPMHT0J1MVlxQV9hcDQ/edit?usp=drive_web>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 7:41 PM, Ryan Cunningham <rvskmbrly3 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Here is an updated initial RAM file system image and a file listing.
>>> 
>>> It's up to you to merge the initial RAM file system into the root image I
>>> gave you previously.
>>> 
>>> The image is updated to remove some XO-specific content.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Ryan Cunningham <rvskmbrly3 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Here are some SVG icons that can be used by OEMs for the front panel
>>>> buttons.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Ryan Cunningham <rvskmbrly3 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I have now updated the README to provide for the addition of a
>>>>> requirement of a Power button, and to provide for the addition of a
>>>>> statement disallowing any rotation sensor.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> README.equipment
>>>>> <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BykD1OG4zPMHSzFaYkJGODRHOVk/edit?usp=drive_web>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Ryan Cunningham <rvskmbrly3 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I will now post Google Drive links to my port of the OLPC OS for other
>>>>>> ARM devices.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Here is what I did to make this port:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 1. I downloaded the file system tree for the XO-4 version of OLPC OS
>>>>>> 13.2.0.
>>>>>> 2. I then extracted the contents of that tree using `tar -xv --lzma'.
>>>>>> 3. I then moved the runtime version to the root of the tree and deleted
>>>>>> the ``pristine'' backup.
>>>>>> 4. Then I copied the `olpc-dev-kernel' script from that tree into my
>>>>>> home folder, changed the created copy appropriately, ran it, and deleted
>>>>>> the original.
>>>>>> 5. I then deleted some other device-specific executable files (whose
>>>>>> names and paths I do not remember; Sugar should be able to launch without
>>>>>> them).
>>>>>> 6. After that, I removed (assuming BASH-style brace expansion) the
>>>>>> files ``boot/{act,run}{os,rd}4.zip'' and ``boot/bootfw4.zip'', which are
>>>>>> unnecessary for this platform.
>>>>>> 7. I then moved `initrd.img.orig' to
>>>>>> `initramfs-3.5.7_xo4-20130705.0203.olpc.e77de3d.img', and moved
>>>>>> `vmlinuz.orig' to `vmlinuz-3.5.7_xo4-20130705.0203.olpc.e77de3d'. (The
>>>>>> version numbers were copied from the name of the
>>>>>> `config-3.5.7_xo4-20130705.0203.olpc.e77de3d.xz' file.)
>>>>>> 8. Then I archived all of that into the Ext4 file system image linked
>>>>>> here and created the README.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> (The Ext4 file system image is a 5-gigabyte download: client tablets
>>>>>> are expected to have exactly 5 GB of NAND flash memory, plus enough storage
>>>>>> space for the boot loader the manufacturer decides to use.)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> *(Note: The act of attaching these Google Drive links may have made
>>>>>> this message an RTF or HTML message. If this message is an HTML message,
>>>>>> and if your e-mail client instead gives you the source code for any HTML
>>>>>> message it is asked to view, copy and paste the URL in the value of the
>>>>>> "href" attribute of the "a" element containing these boxes. I do know that
>>>>>> Google Drive is a proprietary service, however, this is the only option I,
>>>>>> as a Gmail user, have seen so far for sending files this big: I've tried
>>>>>> Sendspace with no luck. I am not liable for any damage Google Drive may
>>>>>> cause to these files, whether done with or without my notification.) *
>>>>>> README.equipment
>>>>>> <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BykD1OG4zPMHVmN1MUVGWHM2ajA/edit?usp=drive_web>
>>>>>>  32013o4.img
>>>>>> <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BykD1OG4zPMHZ0NGbWtPeGF4eEU/edit?usp=drive_web>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Ryan Cunningham <rvskmbrly3 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I've now deleted my fork; similar software, as you have pointed out,
>>>>>>> already exists.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jun 19, 2014, at 5:53 AM, Gonzalo Odiard <godiard at sugarlabs.org>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> This is very a very interesting development.
>>>>>>> Two comments:
>>>>>>> * In xo-4, we define the env variable GTK_IM_MODULE=Maliit and Gtk
>>>>>>> open the on screen keyboard
>>>>>>> when needed, without need modify the code. I think you should explore
>>>>>>> a similar solution.
>>>>>>> If not, you will need modify, not only sugar, but every activity. In
>>>>>>> the end will not be sustainable.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> * Please send patches for bin/sugar.in
>>>>>>> and src/jarabe/view/keyhandler.py, and will be accepted,
>>>>>>> other will need more analysis/testing.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Gonzalo
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Ryan Cunningham <rvskmbrly3 at gmail.com
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I have forked your "sugarlabs/sugar" GitHub repository and made some
>>>>>>>> changes necessary to enable Sugar to operate successfully on ARM tablets.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> The most important change is the requirement of installation of the
>>>>>>>> onBoard on-screen keyboard from Ubuntu; it is to be automatically invoked
>>>>>>>> on entry into any text field (except if onBoard is already running) and is
>>>>>>>> to be automatically killed on departure from that field; therefore, some
>>>>>>>> activities may have to be ported specifically for this architecture.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> The new repository branch is at <
>>>>>>>> https://github.com/rcunning01/sugar/tree/arm>. It is public;
>>>>>>>> however, only I have authorization to modify it.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I am writing this e-mail to query for any results from testing this
>>>>>>>> on any Android tablet (this version does not work with Android phones) you
>>>>>>>> might have or desire to purchase. However, such a test causes /all/
>>>>>>>> existing data on the tablet (including core OS data) to be erased, so
>>>>>>>> deploy carefully. The software itself, however, is, and should continue to
>>>>>>>> be, platform-independent.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> The results should be as follows, if any errors are generated:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> * Abnormal tracebacks from the Python interpreter (said tracebacks
>>>>>>>> are accessed via the Log activity)
>>>>>>>> * Abnormal exception reports from ADB (the Android Debugger)
>>>>>>>> * Suggestions for correction
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> This version continues to use GTK+. You will need to modify the
>>>>>>>> resulting Android OS image, adding to it cross-compilations (for the ARM
>>>>>>>> platform) of the following applications and libraries:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> * X11
>>>>>>>> * The Metacity window manager
>>>>>>>> * GTK+
>>>>>>>> * Pango
>>>>>>>> * GLib
>>>>>>>> * GObject-Introspection
>>>>>>>> * ATK
>>>>>>>> * GDK-Pixbuf
>>>>>>>> * PyGObject
>>>>>>>> * Python 2.7
>>>>>>>> * sugar-artwork
>>>>>>>> * sugar-toolkit-gtk3
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Tell me if more are needed.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> (This version does not have cell phone network support. The Terminal
>>>>>>>> activity, when ported to ARM, should require that the destination device
>>>>>>>> have sufficient access privileges [on Android, this is obtained by
>>>>>>>> rooting], and, with this port, should be a separate download.)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Gonzalo Odiard
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> SugarLabs - Software for children learning
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Ryan Cunningham
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Ryan Cunningham
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Ryan Cunningham
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Ryan Cunningham
>>> 
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