<div dir="ltr">Hello James, Thanks a lot for the detailed response. I have gone through the logs and prepared a log report of the bugs and broken activities that I encountered. I will be trying to find fixes and continue working on them during the GSoC period. I would request you to review this and give your suggestions on how to fix these errors further. Thanks and Best Regards<div>Simrann Arora GitHub Handle: <a class="gmail_plusreply" id="m_-2135143464169259417m_-6135916215121701617m_-1787204107895656850plusReplyChip-3">@simrann20</a></div> </div><img src="https://my-email-signature.link/signature.gif?u=968470&e=343048683&v=8c9e2065392fa58be3bb698718421ed35887b8d655df63ce04d75f92088d27b3" alt="" width="0" height="0" style="width:2px;max-height:0;overflow:hidden"> <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 4:10 AM James Cameron <<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org">quozl@laptop.org</a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Thanks for testing. Some of the information we gave was out of date, please see the changes in <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/commit/cc22632" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/commit/cc22632</a> The missing icon for the description is a known issue being tracked as <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-toolkit-gtk3/issues/465" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-toolkit-gtk3/issues/465</a> but nobody seems to be working on it. Reasons for fail to start of Calculator, Image Viewer, Chat, Pippy, Write and Log may be found in .sugar/default/logs Please use copy and paste of terminal text rather than photographs or screenshots. We cannot search them. On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 03:14:12AM +0530, Simrann Arora wrote: > Hi Mentors, > > Hope you all are doing great! > > I have tested Sugar on Raspberry Pi and I have prepared a report based on my > findings. I am attaching the same for your reference. I am trying to fix these > bugs and would request you all to review and give your suggestions on how to > fix these issues going forward. > > Thanks and Best Regards > Simrann Arora > GitHub Handle: @simrann20 > * > On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 2:10 AM James Cameron <[1]<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a>> wrote: > > G'day Simrann, > > Running Sugar on Raspberry Pi OS to identify what needs fixing will be > a good thing for Sugar Labs. It will also feed into and affect the > other proposals and ideas. There is an opportunity to collaborate > with many others. > > Your proposal could include a list of Raspberry Pi focused Linux > distributions you have tested Sugar on, along with the broad outcomes. > > On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 01:43:04AM +0530, Simrann Arora wrote: > > Hello James, > > > > Thanks for your quick response. > > > > From what I understand, `rpi23-gen-image` repository is old so it cannot > be > > used for this project. > > I think I should run Sugar on Raspberry Pi OS and identify what is broken > /bugs, > > so I can work on fixing them during my GSoC period. > > > > I will also check out other debian image builders for Raspberry Pi > which can be > > leveraged to create Sugar OS images. > > > > I would also request my mentors @walterbender and @alexperez to see if > my > > understanding is correct and also discuss the hardware requirements to > extend > > the functionalities of existing activities like Turtle Blocks, Measure, > and > > Pippy. > > > > Thanks and Best Regards > > Simrann Arora > > GitHub Handle: @simrann20 > > * > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 5:39 AM James Cameron <[1][2]<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a>> > wrote: > > > > Hello Simrann, > > > > I've just now tested [2][3]<a href="https://github.com/drtyhlpr/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/drtyhlpr/</a> > rpi23-gen-image on a > > Debian 10 Buster 64-bit system, and it got past the debootstrap > stage, > > compiled a kernel, generated an image, but failed with "losetup: > > cannot find an unused loop device". I did not see an exec format > > error. The method was; > > > > ``` > > apt install -y git debootstrap debian-archive-keyring > qemu-user-static > > binfmt-support dosfstools rsync bmap-tools whois git bc psmisc dbus > sudo > > crossbuild-essential-armhf crossbuild-essential-armel bison flex > libssl-dev > > git clone [3][4]<a href="https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image.git" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image.git</a> > > cd rpi23-gen-image > > ./rpi23-gen-image.sh > > ``` > > > > I suggest making sure you are using the operating system versions > > described in the README.md file, and the HEAD of the master branch. > > > > Do not use the Sugar Labs fork of the repository, as it is very old. > > > > Do engage with the rpi23-gen-image project; it is not part of Sugar > > Labs, and we have not used it for a while. Your problem with > > debootstrap is best answered there, or by reading the debootstrap > > or Linux source code. > > > > I'm not a mentor for Google Summer of Code this year, but I've a few > > things to say. > > > > I doubt that rpi23-gen-image is suitable for your project. It is for > > making images. It is an external tool, and not part of the workflow > > of either the Raspberry Pi Foundation, Debian Project, or Fedora > > Project. These projects use other tools to prepare their images, > > based on their package archives. > > > > Sugar is available for Raspberry Pi on Debian, Fedora, and Raspberry > > Pi OS already. > > > > Raspberry Pi OS does not include Sugar in the images, but it can be > > installed. This is because Raspberry Pi OS is based on Debian. > > > > The Fedora Sugar on a Stick images are available for Raspberry Pi. > > > > The number of organisations involved that are not Sugar Labs makes > > your project a challenge. Mentors working for Sugar Labs can't > easily > > affect the other projects or make resources available for you. You > > should ask your mentors to better define the scope, without creating > > work dependencies on other organisations. > > > > Sugar on Raspberry Pi does have several bugs, and does not have > > Raspberry Pi specific extensions. > > > > Fixing those bugs is a matter of either (a) fixing our software in a > > Sugar Labs repository, (b) fixing packaging in the Fedora or Debian > > Projects, and (c) waiting for the fixes to reach the released images. > > That wait always exceeds the time available for Google Summer of > Code. > > > > Adding features specific to the Raspberry Pi is important. For that, > > you will need a Raspberry Pi, and electronics components and tools. > > If you've worked on Arduino previously, this will be easy. You will > > write software in Sugar Labs repositories, such as Turtle Blocks, > > Measure, and Pippy. > > > > References: > > > > [4][5]<a href="https://arm.fedoraproject.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arm.fedoraproject.org/</a> > > [5][6]<a href="https://spins.fedoraproject.org/en/soas/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://spins.fedoraproject.org/en/soas/</a> > > [6][7]<a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi</a> > > [7][8]<a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi-soas.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi-soas.md</a> > > [8][9]<a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi.md</a> > > [9][10]<a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/debian.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/debian.md</a> > > [10][11]<a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Raspberry_Pi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Raspberry_Pi</a> > > > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 03:09:48AM +0530, Simrann Arora wrote: > > > Hi Mentors, > > > > > > Hope you all are doing well! > > > > > > My name is Simrann Arora and I am an aspiring GSoC 2023 > contributor. I > > have > > > been actively trying to contribute to the 'Sugar on Raspberry Pi' > project > > that > > > has been selected for GSoC this year. As far as my progress is > concerned, > > till > > > now I have completed the following tasks: > > > - Setting up Debian version 11(bullseye) VM on my mac using > Parallels > > Desktop, > > > earlier I had installed Ubuntu 23.04 using VMware Fusion > > > - Cloning the rpi23-gen-image repo for building Sugar OS image. > > > - I tried running the rpi23-gen-image builder script but I am > getting > > this > > > error: > > > ``` > > > chroot: failed to run command '/debootstrap/debootstrap': Exec > format > > error. > > > ``` > > > > > > I did some research to fix this, and found out that it might have > > occured due > > > to the architecture mismatch of the chroot environment and the > command > > that I > > > am using to run the script, like suppose the chroot environment is > 64-bit > > and > > > the executable is 32-bit. Another reason could be that the > executable is > > not > > > compatible with the OS or the linux distro within the chroot > environment. > > > > > > - To fix this, I created a chroot environment of Debian version 9 > > (stretch) > > > within my Debian 11 distro to make it compatible with the > > `rpi3stretch-sugar` > > > template as given in the `rpi23-gen-image` repository and cloned > it. > > > However, when I ran the script, I encountered the same error: > > > ``` > > > chroot: failed to run command '/debootstrap/debootstrap': Exec > format > > error. > > > ``` > > > > > > To further troubleshoot this, I tried installing the `binfmts > support` > > and > > > enabling qemu-arm within the chroot. > > > Again I got an error: `update-binfmts: warning: qemu-arm not in > database > > of > > > installed binary formats. ` > > > > > > Now to fix this one I tried reinstalling qemu-user-static and > enabling it > > but > > > it says that it might be possible that this package isn't installed > in my > > > system's repo or I need to use another repo for the same. > > > > > > I would like to request the mentors to guide me further on this and > > discuss the > > > next steps of implementation and the project requirements. > > > I am very keen on working on this project, gaining in-depth > understanding > > on > > > this and taking it further. > > > > > > Also, as the proposal deadline is just around the corner, I would > be > > really > > > grateful if I could connect with all the mentors on a Zoom/GMeets > call to > > > discuss the project > > > > > > Thanks a lot > > > Simrann Arora > > > GitHub Handle - @simrann20 > > > > > > * > > > > References: > > > > [1] mailto:[12]<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a> > > [2] [13]<a href="https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image</a> > > [3] [14]<a href="https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image.git" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image.git</a> > > [4] [15]<a href="https://arm.fedoraproject.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arm.fedoraproject.org/</a> > > [5] [16]<a href="https://spins.fedoraproject.org/en/soas/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://spins.fedoraproject.org/en/soas/</a> > > [6] [17]<a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi</a> > > [7] [18]<a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi-soas.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi-soas.md</a> > > [8] [19]<a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi.md</a> > > [9] [20]<a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/debian.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/debian.md</a> > > [10] [21]<a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Raspberry_Pi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Raspberry_Pi</a> > > References: > > [1] mailto:<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a> > [2] mailto:<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a> > [3] <a href="https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image</a> > [4] <a href="https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image.git" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image.git</a> > [5] <a href="https://arm.fedoraproject.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arm.fedoraproject.org/</a> > [6] <a href="https://spins.fedoraproject.org/en/soas/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://spins.fedoraproject.org/en/soas/</a> > [7] <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi</a> > [8] <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi-soas.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi-soas.md</a> > [9] <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi.md</a> > [10] <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/debian.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/debian.md</a> > [11] <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Raspberry_Pi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Raspberry_Pi</a> > [12] mailto:<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a> > [13] <a href="https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image</a> > [14] <a href="https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image.git" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/drtyhlpr/rpi23-gen-image.git</a> > [15] <a href="https://arm.fedoraproject.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arm.fedoraproject.org/</a> > [16] <a href="https://spins.fedoraproject.org/en/soas/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://spins.fedoraproject.org/en/soas/</a> > [17] <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi</a> > [18] <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi-soas.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi-soas.md</a> > [19] <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/rpi.md</a> > [20] <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/debian.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/debian.md</a> > [21] <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Raspberry_Pi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Raspberry_Pi</a> </blockquote></div>