Hi James,<div><br></div><div>   I recently tested on Q2F13 and did not find this issue. It looks like that the issue was specific only to Q2E46 firmware!</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks and Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>
Nitika Mangal</div><div>QA Manager</div><div>Activity Central: <a href="http://activitycentral.com/" target="_blank">http://activitycentral.com</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 2:27 AM, James Cameron <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Interesting, but I will require that you reproduce the problem on<br>
Q2F14 before any further remedial work is done.  Q2E46 was released on<br>
2011-07-22 and was not a stable build.<br>
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On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 12:54:02AM +0530, nitika.mail wrote:<br>
> Hi Samuel,<br>
><br>
>    Thanks for the update!<br>
><br>
> I ran the flash writing command again and it worked!<br>
><br>
> After thus downgrading the firmware to Q2E45 from Q2E46, the activity sounds<br>
> can be heard just fine!<br>
><br>
> It seems that this is a Firmware issue of Q2E46.<br>
><br>
> Thanks and Regards,<br>
><br>
> NItika Mangal<br>
> QA Manager<br>
> Activity Central: <a href="http://activitycentral.com" target="_blank">http://activitycentral.com</a><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:25 PM, Samuel Greenfeld <<a href="mailto:greenfeld@laptop.org">greenfeld@laptop.org</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
>     Is the CSN XO unlocked with a permanent developer key?  Which OS are you<br>
>     testing?<br>
><br>
>     Restarting to enable flash writing is a sign that the XO was secured, and<br>
>     that the flash command would have to be run again after the restart to<br>
>     allow a firmware update to proceed.<br>
><br>
>     If you have a developer key for this XO and wish to unlock it permanently<br>
>     you can use the "disable-security" OFW command.<br>
><br>
>     I have access to a few CSN-serialed XO-1s (the lettered prefix noting where<br>
>     it was made) but I have not noticed this behavior.  I would have to<br>
>     downgrade them to E-series firmware to see if there was a problem there.<br>
>     13.1.0 os19 contains Q2F13, but does not sign the binary to automatically<br>
>     update secured XOs.  You should be ideally using Q2F13.<br>
><br>
>     If you have no sound in Linux check the volume controls in Sugar's frame<br>
>     and with "alsamixer" at the command line {if necessary}.  The audio mixer<br>
>     state {including mute} is saved in Linux at shutdown, with only selected<br>
>     items overridden by olpc-configure every boot.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>     On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 12:28 PM, nitika.mail <<a href="mailto:nitika@activitycentral.com">nitika@activitycentral.com</a>><br>
>     wrote:<br>
><br>
>         Yes it is!<br>
><br>
><br>
>         On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <<a href="mailto:gonzalo@laptop.org">gonzalo@laptop.org</a>><br>
>         wrote:<br>
><br>
>             Is your Xo connected to a charger when start?<br>
>             This is a condition to write the firmware.<br>
><br>
>             Gonzalo<br>
><br>
><br>
>             On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 2:20 PM, nitika.mail <<br>
>             <a href="mailto:nitika@activitycentral.com">nitika@activitycentral.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>                 Hi All,<br>
><br>
>                    Pursuing this issue, I tried to downgrade the Firmware on<br>
>                 the XO-1 which did not play the sound (and which had the latest<br>
>                 firmware). This was an attempt to verify whether downgrading<br>
>                 the firmware would make the XO play activity sounds:<br>
><br>
>                 Serial Number: CSN74802D48<br>
>                 Firmware: Q2E46<br>
><br>
>                 When I tried to flash Q2E45 from USB stick, I got a following<br>
>                 message:<br>
><br>
>                 Restarting to enable SPI FLASH writing. Try again after system<br>
>                 restarts<br>
><br>
>                 The system then automatically reboots and nothing happens!<br>
>                 Going back to the OK prompt, the firmware is seen as it was.<br>
><br>
>                 Repeating this process also bears the same result.<br>
><br>
>                 Would really appreciate any feedback on this!<br>
><br>
>                 Thanks and Regards,<br>
><br>
>                 Nitika Mangal<br>
>                 QA Manager<br>
>                 Activity Central: <a href="http://activitycentral.com" target="_blank">http://activitycentral.com</a><br>
><br>
>                 On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <<br>
>                 <a href="mailto:gonzalo@laptop.org">gonzalo@laptop.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>                     James,<br>
>                     Any change in firmware between Q2E45 and Q2E46 can be<br>
>                     related?<br>
><br>
>                     Gonzalo<br>
><br>
>                     On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 9:09 AM, nitika.mail <<br>
>                     <a href="mailto:nitika@activitycentral.com">nitika@activitycentral.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>                         Hi Gonzalo,<br>
><br>
>                             I have sound in one XO-1 and no sound in the other.<br>
>                         The S/N and Firmware details have been mentioned in my<br>
>                         earlier post.<br>
><br>
>                         Repeating them again...<br>
><br>
>                         Following are the details of the XO-1 which plays the<br>
>                         sound:<br>
><br>
>                         Serial Number: SHF725004AA<br>
>                         Firmware: Q2E45<br>
><br>
>                         Following are the details of the XO-1 which does not<br>
>                         play any sound:<br>
><br>
>                         Serial Number: CSN74802D48<br>
>                         Firmware: Q2E46<br>
><br>
>                         So far, I haven't received any updates if anyone else<br>
>                         has this problem reproduced.<br>
><br>
>                         Thanks and Regards,<br>
><br>
>                         Nitika Mangal<br>
>                         QA Manager<br>
>                         Activity Central: <a href="http://activitycentral.com" target="_blank">http://activitycentral.com</a><br>
><br>
><br>
>                         On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <<br>
>                         <a href="mailto:gonzalo@laptop.org">gonzalo@laptop.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>                             You have no sound in both xo-1 or only in one of<br>
>                             them?<br>
>                             Anybody else can confirm this?<br>
><br>
>                             Gonzalo<br>
><br>
><br>
>                             On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 2:41 PM, nitika.mail <<br>
>                             <a href="mailto:nitika@activitycentral.com">nitika@activitycentral.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>                                 Hi Gonzalo,<br>
><br>
>                                   I'm testing sound playing in activities like<br>
>                                 Pippy, TamTam series, Record etc.<br>
><br>
>                                 Basically none of the activities play any<br>
>                                 sound!<br>
><br>
>                                 Thanks and Regards,<br>
><br>
>                                 Nitika Mangal<br>
>                                 QA Manager<br>
>                                 Activity Central: <a href="http://activitycentral.com" target="_blank">http://activitycentral.com</a><br>
><br>
>                                 On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Gonzalo<br>
>                                 Odiard <<a href="mailto:gonzalo@laptop.org">gonzalo@laptop.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>                                     On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 8:23 AM,<br>
>                                     nitika.mail <<a href="mailto:nitika@activitycentral.com">nitika@activitycentral.com</a>><br>
>                                     wrote:<br>
><br>
>                                         Hi Gonzalo,<br>
><br>
>                                            Yes, I have tested "volume up/down"<br>
>                                         while booting, and that works fine!<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>                                     Great.<br>
><br>
><br>
>                                         Not sure why other sounds can't  be<br>
>                                         heard...<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>                                     Can you explain what other sounds are you<br>
>                                     testing?<br>
><br>
>                                     Gonzalo<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>                                         Thanks and Regards,<br>
><br>
>                                         Nitika Mangal<br>
>                                         QA Manager<br>
>                                         Activity Central: http://<br>
>                                         <a href="http://activitycentral.com" target="_blank">activitycentral.com</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>                                         On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 6:06 AM,<br>
>                                         Gonzalo Odiard <<a href="mailto:gonzalo@laptop.org">gonzalo@laptop.org</a>><br>
>                                         wrote:<br>
><br>
>                                         Startup sound volume is saved.<br>
>                                         Has you tested press a few times<br>
>                                         "volume up" key while booting?<br>
><br>
>                                         Gonzalo<br>
><br>
>                                         On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 11:28 AM,<br>
>                                         nitika.mail <<a href="mailto:nitika@activitycentral.com">nitika@activitycentral.com</a><br>
>                                         > wrote:<br>
><br>
>                                         Hi All,<br>
><br>
>                                            Flashing 31018o0 Image on XO-1<br>
>                                         (Build: 13.1.0 for XO-1 (Build 18))<br>
>                                         allows to listen to boot-up sound ...<br>
>                                         but none other.<br>
><br>
>                                         This happens on one XO, but does not<br>
>                                         show the same issue on another XO-1.<br>
><br>
>                                         Following are the details of the XO<br>
>                                         which does not play any sound:<br>
><br>
>                                         Serial Number: CSN74802D48<br>
>                                         Firmware: Q2E46<br>
><br>
>                                         Following are the details of the XO<br>
>                                         which plays the sound:<br>
><br>
>                                         Serial Number: SHF725004AA<br>
>                                         Firmware: Q2E45<br>
><br>
>                                         Has anyone faced a similar issue on<br>
>                                         XO-1? Is it possible that a higher<br>
>                                         Firmware version may be the cause ofsu<br>
>                                         no sound?<br>
><br>
>                                         Would appreciate clarity on this point!<br>
><br>
>                                         Thanks and Regards,<br>
>                                         Nitika Mangal<br>
>                                         QA Manager<br>
>                                         Activity Central: http://<br>
>                                         <a href="http://activitycentral.com" target="_blank">activitycentral.com</a><br>
><br>
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