Re: new F11-for-XO1 images available for testing

[Yioryos Asprobounitis]

--- On Tue, 7/28/09, James Cameron <quozl(a)laptop.org&gt; wrote:

>  From: James Cameron <quozl(a)laptop.org&gt;
>  Subject: Re: new F11-for-XO1 images available for testing
>  To: fedora-olpc-list(a)redhat.com
>  Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 4:43 AM
>  On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 01:33:50AM
>  -0700, Yioryos Asprobounitis wrote:
>  > The computer will shutdown suddenly (and fast)!!!
>  Usually soon after
>  > boot and while you give a command or press some key.
>  Once in a
>  > right-click at home screen, once in a down-arrow in
>  terminal and
>  > another time after issuing the top command in
>  terminal. 
>  
>  I confirm that.  It happened to me once today, but I
>  had *also* changed
>  to q2e41{a,b} firmware at the same time, so I was waiting
>  for it to
>  happen again, so I could lay the blame on one thing or
>  another.
>  
>  > No idea where to look (next time this happens). Any
>  idea?
>  
>  What firmware version? 
q2e41 (since it was originally released).

>  
>  You could try reproducing it with a network connection
>  carrying kernel
>  messages, in case you can catch some evidence leading to
>  the event.
>   
The howto of this totally elutes me...

>  Also, try seeing if it happens at about the time that the
>  battery would
>  reach full charge.  I think that's when mine did it.
>   
I _think_ that in all cases was fully charged and short after I unplugged it from the
charger.


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new F11-for-XO1 images available for testing

[James Cameron]

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 04:55:02AM -0700, Yioryos Asprobounitis wrote:
>  q2e41 (since it was originally released). 
Thanks.

>  > You could try reproducing it with a network connection
>  > carrying kernel
>  > messages, in case you can catch some evidence leading to
>  > the event.
>  
>  The howto of this totally elutes me... 
Sorry.

1.  change the root password to something you know, (by starting
Terminal, then become root, then type "passwd" and follow the prompts),

2.  determine the IP address, (by ensuring it is associated with an
access point and then use "ifconfig -a" to see the IP address),

3.  from another system, "ssh root@${IP} tail -f /var/log/messages"
where ${IP} is the IP address from step 2,

4.  answer the password prompt, watch the display on the other system,
and try to reproduce the problem.

I'm trying this now.  It hasn't worked, in that it hasn't suddenly
powered down while I do this tail.  I wonder if it is causing whatever
is going wrong to not go wrong.

>  > Also, try seeing if it happens at about the time that the
>  > battery would
>  > reach full charge.? I think that's when mine did it.
>  > 
>  
>  I _think_ that in all cases was fully charged and short after I
>  unplugged it from the charger. 
Thanks, no pattern then.

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James Cameron
http://quozl.linux.org.au/