Ubuntu 9.10 version?

[kabads]

Obviously, ubuntu 9.10 is now out - are there any plans for a version of Activinspire for this version of ubuntu and if so, when can we expect the release?

[nsbcc]

Also interested in this - was running but now there are apparently no Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) repositories
Any suggestions/workarounds?
thanks

[trobinson]

Good news, It's on it's way soon.

[bobconway]

Just wanted to add that I'm keep for the Karmic release too.

Just purchased some netbooks running Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10 and would love to have ActivInspire installed on them so the children can access the lessons.

[nsbcc]

Originally Posted by trobinson

Good news, It's on it's way soon.

at the risk of being a pest - how soon is "soon"?
is there a backport or beta version available in the meantime?

thanks

[charlie.o.sullivan]

I am running karmic on all machines in a school. All Promethean boards are working well BUT we just purchased a new board and when you touch it with a pen, the connected notebook and board freezes so we can't use it. Promethean Asia pacific support have told us:
Just an update, its obviously a problem with the new AC3 Pro Board with the driver, unfortunately there is no new driver at the moment to work with AC3 Pro Boards and Ubuntu 9.10 but there will be soon which you will be able to update on the Linux machine.
We also hope soon is soon.

[nsbcc]

Originally Posted by charlie.o.sullivan

I am running karmic on all machines in a school. All Promethean boards are working well BUT ...

are you running ActivInspire?? which repository did you use? AFAIK there are no 9.10/karmic repositories.
did you install the deb for jaunty?

[bobconway]

Originally Posted by trobinson

Good news, It's on it's way soon.

Any update on "soon"? Are we talking before the end of 2009, or the start of AY10-11?

[bleucanard]

I am running karmic on all machines in a school. All Promethean boards are working well BUT we just purchased a new board and when you touch it with a pen, the connected notebook and board freezes so we can't use it.

This was fixed last week, I am trying to convince my colleagues to release a patch, but it takes time :-(

In the meantime, since the driver is open - source, you can actually fix it yourself, as the code is installed on your computer.

Open a terminal.
Type the following:

sudo -i
cd /usr/src/Promethean/kernel
chmod 766 usbPromethean.c
gedit usbPromethean.c

Now, you must find the following text in the file:

tempData[10];

and replace it with

tempData[32];

Save the file and exit gedit.
Disconnect any Promethean devices.
type

make
make install

Reconnect the board and try. It should fix the problem.

Surprisingly, this problem has been in for ever, and only started causing crashes recently.

I will also leave a message as soon as the Karmic repository is available (I have no precise date at the moment).

[kabads]

Pierre - great fix, thanks for that level of detail.

Any news on the karmic release? I have one machine here which is dying to updated (Karmic has been out for nearly 3 months now). Why not release it as beta?