2009/11/12 Daniel Castelo <dcastelo.sugarl...@gmail.com>: > In a short term we are thinking in develop an activity to interact with > wwdial. In the future we are planning to test Sugar 0.8x and Network Manager > 0.7, and change our activity to interact with networkmanager. We should > investigate the way to interact with networkmanager (a set of APIs or > something like that).
Have you considered adding support for modems in the Sugar shell instead of coding a new activity? That would be more in line with Sugar's user experience. Regards, Tomeu > Regards. > Daniel > > On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <to...@sugarlabs.org> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 16:51, Daniel Castelo >> <dcastelo.sugarl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I forgot to say you something important: !!! thanks for your help!!! >> >> Welcome, how did you got this working? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tomeu >> >> > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Dan Williams <d...@redhat.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Sun, 2009-10-25 at 09:39 +0100, Tomeu Vizoso wrote: >> >> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 21:07, Dan Williams <d...@redhat.com> wrote: >> >> > > On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 13:46 +0100, Tomeu Vizoso wrote: >> >> > >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 13:41, Daniel Castelo >> >> > >> <dcastelo.sugarl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > Sorry, just a distraction. >> >> > >> > Is the image that we use in Uruguay, and doesn't have the root >> >> > >> > access >> >> > >> > available. >> >> > >> > Network manager supports connections with a modem 3g? >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Current versions of NetworkManager do, but if it's the image now used >> >> > >> in Uruguay (based in Fedora 9), then it may be too old. >> >> > > >> >> > > What version of NM ships on those? NM 0.6x like we originally shipped >> >> > > in the images in 2007/2008? Or were Simon and Daniel able to update >> >> > > them to NM 0.7.x? >> >> > >> >> > This is F9 with NM 0.6.5-0.12.svn3246.olpc3 . I think NM 0.7 support >> >> > was added to Sugar 0.84 which hasn't gone into an official OLPC image >> >> > yet. >> >> >> >> Ok, only NM 0.7.x and later support 3G. So it looks like they will have >> >> to wait for an official image, or install the NM 0.7.x ones by hand. >> >> >> >> Dan >> >> >> >> > Regards, >> >> > >> >> > Tomeu >> >> > >> >> > > Dan >> >> > > >> >> > >> I'm CC'ing Dan Williams who is the main author of NM in case he can >> >> > >> suggest you a way forward. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Regards and good luck, >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Tomeu >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > Thanks for your help >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Tomeu Vizoso >> >> > >> > <to...@sugarlabs.org> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 13:22, Daniel Castelo >> >> > >> >> <dcastelo.sugarl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > OLPC release 9 (Joyride). is enough? >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> Sorry, not sure to what image that may correspond. Can you tell me >> >> > >> >> how >> >> > >> >> that image can be acquired? Depending on the configuration, root >> >> > >> >> access may be available or not. >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> But James' suggestion is good, if you can do it via >> >> > >> >> NetworkManager, >> >> > >> >> then you can work around the root limitation. >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> Also, please don't drop the mailing list from the email recipients >> >> > >> >> (do >> >> > >> >> "reply all" instead of just replying to me). >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> Regards, >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> Tomeu >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Tomeu Vizoso >> >> > >> >> > <to...@sugarlabs.org> >> >> > >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 13:01, Daniel Castelo >> >> > >> >> >> <dcastelo.sugarl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> > 0.82 of sugar with kernel 2.6.25-20090223.olpc >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> A distribution is much more than sugar and a kernel, can you be >> >> > >> >> >> more >> >> > >> >> >> specific? >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> Tomeu >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Tomeu Vizoso >> >> > >> >> >> > <to...@sugarlabs.org> >> >> > >> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:50, Daniel Castelo >> >> > >> >> >> >> <dcastelo.sugarl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> >> > First, I tried to sugarized gnome-ppp (made with C and >> >> > >> >> >> >> > gtk) and >> >> > >> >> >> >> > execute >> >> > >> >> >> >> > it >> >> > >> >> >> >> > as an activity. But it doesn't looks fine. Now i am >> >> > >> >> >> >> > thinking in >> >> > >> >> >> >> > rewrite >> >> > >> >> >> >> > gnome-ppp in python like "native" Activity. The problem >> >> > >> >> >> >> > that i >> >> > >> >> >> >> > have, >> >> > >> >> >> >> > is >> >> > >> >> >> >> > that >> >> > >> >> >> >> > I need to execute wvdial as root and write the resolv.conf >> >> > >> >> >> >> > file >> >> > >> >> >> >> > with >> >> > >> >> >> >> > the >> >> > >> >> >> >> > dns >> >> > >> >> >> >> > configuration. How can I run things with root privileges? >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Well, this has nothing to do with Sugar but with the >> >> > >> >> >> >> underlying OS. >> >> > >> >> >> >> Which distribution are you using? >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Tomeu >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Thanks. >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Tomeu Vizoso >> >> > >> >> >> >> > <to...@sugarlabs.org> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 13:33, Daniel Castelo >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> <dcastelo.sugarl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > I am testing the client gnome-ppp to connect the Xo >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > with a >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > modem >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > 3G. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > When I >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > execute the client using consolehelper and pam (or the >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > root >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > user) >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > the >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > application looks without the sugar theme. When I >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > execute the >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > binary >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > file of >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > the client (/usr/sbin/gnome-ppp) it looks "fine". >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> And you want to create a Sugar activity with the >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> functionality in >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> gnome-ppp ? Or what is the final goal? >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> Tomeu >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > Thanks >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Tomeu Vizoso >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > <to...@sugarlabs.org> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:54, Daniel Castelo >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> <dcastelo.sugarl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > Hi. When I execute an application written in C and >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > gtk with >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > a >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > "normal >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > user" >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > (not the root user) it looks fine, I mean sugarized >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > (for >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > example >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > with >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > rounded entry text). But if i execute it with the >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > root user >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > it >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > looks >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > without >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > the sugar theme. On what it depends? >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> The Gtk+ theme is set per user, so if you run as root >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> you are >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> running >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> it in a very different environment. If this is a >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> problem for >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> you, >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> then >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> we may be able to help if you explain what you are >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> trying to >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> do. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Tomeu >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> and using >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Sugar. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> participants.» - >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> David >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Farning >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> using >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> Sugar. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> - David >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> Farning >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> > >> >> >> >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and >> >> > >> >> >> >> using Sugar. >> >> > >> >> >> >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - >> >> > >> >> >> >> David >> >> > >> >> >> >> Farning >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- >> >> > >> >> >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using >> >> > >> >> >> Sugar. >> >> > >> >> >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - >> >> > >> >> >> David >> >> > >> >> >> Farning >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> -- >> >> > >> >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using >> >> > >> >> Sugar. >> >> > >> >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - David >> >> > >> >> Farning >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using Sugar. >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - David >> Farning > > -- «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using Sugar. 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