Thursday 3 March 2011

Maverick Installer (March 2011), Package Repository Signed

A new Maverick image has been created as a convenience for users. Changes from the previous image are relatively minor:
  • Includes the 2.6.31.14.20 (2011.03) kernel update which adjusts the DVI monitor support
  • Includes the xserver-xorg-video-imx driver update that fixes the minor graphical corruption in GNOME panels
  • A package source for http://packages.efikamx.info/ has been added by default, along with the correct key for the signed repository for seamless, non-interative updates
  • New version of Firefox (3.6.14) and several security updates released in the last week from Ubuntu upstream

One Annoying Bug

Note, however, there is one regression which has been plaguing us for a very long time. Due to the way the oem-config tool is run from Ubuntu, a race condition can occur that is exacerbated by the accelerated graphics drivers and boot improvements we have made recently. It happens at random, but the net effect is that rather than booting into the oem-configuration system to set up the system with a new user account, define passwords, timezones, keyboard layouts and so on, it will instead start the GDM desktop manager. The system is usable in this state (the username and password are both "oem" by the way) but a fixed user account is both unfriendly and unsecure.

There is only one fix right now: don't log in, but use the power button in the lower right of the GDM screen to Restart the system until oem-configuration runs successfully. The bug has been logged for nearly 6 months, reproduced on other platforms, and duplicated, but finally has a fix. Unfortunately the fix is not for Maverick. We are coordinating with the Ubuntu developers to solve it for Maverick very soon.

Package Repository
    The package repository is also now signed. If you have added the repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory or /etc/apt/sources.list file already you can do the following to fetch the key:
    wget http://packages.efikamx.info/Repository.key
    sudo apt-key add Repository.key
    rm Repository.key
    Or if you like to use GPG (but don't mind that it gets installed into your GPG keyring)
    gpg --recv-key 67841ED0 --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com
    gpg -a --export 67841ED0 | sudo apt-key add -
    Have fun :D
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    6 comments:

    1. Unknown12 March 2011 at 18:26

      Any chance we can get Firefox 4? I tried to build it myself, but it failed on linking.

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    2. Anonymous16 March 2011 at 11:36

      Firefox 4: Not until Ubuntu release it. It's not stable yet anyway.

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    3. Marq2 April 2011 at 00:09

      Only 1024x768 is supported on my HP ZR 22w, but apparently the DVI detection routine is improved again in the latest kernel. Will it be available through apt soon?

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    4. Webministratus20 April 2011 at 12:49

      I have a little Question! Where is this GPS Module, you wrote about on the 20th of February 2010? Was it dropped or is it just not in use(, but integrated e.g. as a part of the UMTS Module)?

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    5. Who3 May 2011 at 07:23

      Should I expect to be able to use the repository to install the new kernel and for things to work smoothly?

      I just tried it and ended up having to restore the boot.scr.bak in order to boot the older kernel.

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    6. Anonymous10 May 2011 at 14:07

      @Marq, Just opened a launchpad bug about resolutions, feel free to follow up with your info:

      https://bugs.launchpad.net/efikamx/+bug/780626

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