[maemo-developers] Maemo Official Platform Bug Jar #2009.01

Mon Jan 5 05:45:57 EET 2009

[Corrected]

A Quick Look at Maemo Official Platform in Bugzilla (https://bugs.maemo.org/).
2008-12-29 through 2009-01-04

As of 2009-01-05 Maemo Official Platform contains 1660 (+7 this week) items,
including 383 open issues (-6 this week):
* 258 open bugs (+3 this week)
	* 5 critical/blocker (no change this week)
	* 8 "easyfix" (-1 this week)
	* 80 "moreinfo" (+1 this week)
	* 10 "crash" (no change this week)
	* 10 "patch" (+1 this week)
	* 13 reopened (+1 this week)
	* 80 unconfirmed (no change this week)
* 125 open enhancements (-9 this week)
	* 1 "easyfix" (no change this week)
	* 6 "moreinfo" (+3 this week)
	* 4 "patch" (no change this week)
	* 1 reopened (-1 this week)
	* 16 unconfirmed (-5 this week)

==--- New Items ---==

5 bugs were opened -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=3968,3970,3978,3979,3981 ):
* [3968] grep -r can output corrupt data in error message if file cannot be read
* [3970] Media player doesn't detect media files / cannot restart
metalayer-crawler
* [3978] Duplicated ? entry in Russian finger keyboard
* [3979] When exiting offline mode, the device starts scanning for
Access Points even if previously saved connections are within range
* [3981] liblocation possibly relies on application using the default
GMainContext

0 bugs were critical/blocker.

1 enhancement was opened -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=3976 ):
* [3976] Swap + (unshifted) and - (shifted).  Every currency but no bar

==--- Resolved Bugs ---==

3 bugs were resolved "fixed" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=3041,3925,3968 ):
* [3041] sh crashed with error "corrupted double-linked list"
* [3925] The "how-tos" link in current development documentation is broken
* [3968] grep -r can output corrupt data in error message if file cannot be read

2 bugs were resolved "invalid" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2838,3852 ):
* [2838] Transfers speeds to MMC/SD cards is very low on N800 with OS2008
* [3852] Boot from mmc/usb: root ext3 filesystem gets mounted as ext2

1 bug was resolved "wontfix" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1621 ):
* [1621] gpsd installed in /usr/sbin/ instead of /usr/bin/

0 bugs were resolved "duplicate".

0 bugs were resolved "worksforme".

0 bugs were resolved "moved".

==--- Resolved Enhancements ---==

4 enhancements were resolved "fixed" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=644,2427,3030,3706 ):
* [644] user-selectable portrait/landscape display mode
* [2427] Please add a crashreporter
* [3030] API for services to change wallpaper
* [3706] Deleting folders accidentally is way too easy (i.e. Modest)

4 enhancements were resolved "invalid" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=3436,3654,3666,3909 ):
* [3436] "Dimmed" brightness level is sometimes brighter than the
actual brightness level
* [3654] Application menu is of fixed size and unusable with screen rotation
* [3666] Finger keyboard improvements
* [3909] 64 bit (actually manual)  install step omission

4 enhancements were resolved "wontfix" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2440,3138,3556,3735 ):
* [2440] Please add mnemonics for main menu items on supported hardware
* [3138] cannot connect to broken APs that do not support RSN despite
advertising it
* [3556] xauth should be installed by default (for SSH -X)
* [3735] Shutdown happens too fast after last Critical battery warning

0 enhancements were resolved "duplicate".

1 enhancement was resolved "worksforme" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2948 ):
* [2948] Wifi AP list scrolls too fast

0 enhancements were resolved "moved".

==--- Confirmed Items ---==

5 bugs were confirmed -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2918,3957,3958,3968,3970 ):
* [2918] Shell line editing doesn't support UTF-8, non-ASCII letters
followed by Ctrl+a in XTerminal move cursor too far to the left
* [3957] Busybox does not support -Q which some scripts need
* [3958] Build/install tests done with GNU not Busybox
* [3968] grep -r can output corrupt data in error message if file cannot be read
* [3970] Media player doesn't detect media files / cannot restart
metalayer-crawler

4 enhancements were confirmed -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2143,2948,2984,3931 ):
* [2143] finger keyboard layout Russian misses ?, ?, ?, ? on default screen
* [2948] Wifi AP list scrolls too fast
* [2984] Extract data from the rootfs of a reboot-looping device
* [3931] Too many subsections in the documentation

==--- Reopened Items ---==

2 bugs were reopened -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1621,3925 ):
* [1621] gpsd installed in /usr/sbin/ instead of /usr/bin/
* [3925] The "how-tos" link in current development documentation is broken

1 enhancement was reopened -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=3909 ):
* [3909] 64 bit (actually manual)  install step omission

==--- Top Tens ---==

Ten biggest open bugs by number of votes -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2878,2723,2784,2850,2602,2640,3026,1636,965,2615
):
1. (24%) [2878] Very poor satellite acquisition with internal GPS
2. (10%) [2723] Pushing key once causes multiple repeats
3. (5%) [2784] Screen taps or presses go to random locations, randomly
4. (4%) [2850] On screen keyboard dooesn't always realise that
bluetooth keyboard has been connected or disconnected
5. (4%) [2602] Battery drain low or empty overnight
6. (4%) [2640] Can no longer pair bluetooth keyboard after upgrade to
OS 2008 with restore
7. (3%) [3026] USB state hangs at b_idle on N810 (won't allow mode
change from sysfs)
8. (2%) [1636] Wifi Connectivity problems due to reduced wlan_sleep_timeout
9. (2%) [965] display is too bright when device (re)boots (+1 this week)
10. (2%) [2615] pdflush is hogging CPU leaving the device unresponsive
(new this week)

Ten biggest open enhancements by number of votes -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=176,3519,1635,417,3099,1767,943,1043,1100,2467
):
1. (33%) [176] Ogg Vorbis support
2. (10%) [3519] Integrate screen rotation patches into stock kernel
and X server.
3. (7%) [1635] Eduroam (EAP-TTLS+PAP) WiFi auth
4. (6%) [417] Support WEP with 802.1x EAP PEAP
5. (4%) [3099] Network printing support
6. (3%) [1767] trying to connect to "localhost" while
offline/disconnected triggers network search
7. (3%) [943] Quick Standby mode (touchscreen + wireless off)
8. (2%) [1043] Add priority to defined wifi connections
9. (2%) [1100] flasher-3.0 not available for N8x0 and MacOS X (PPC & x86)
10. (1%) [2467] Add support for modifier keys. (new this week)

Ten hottest open bugs -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=3026,3970,3789,2896,2878,3851,3281,3555,2723,2735
):
1. [3026] USB state hangs at b_idle on N810 (won't allow mode change from sysfs)
2. [3970] Media player doesn't detect media files / cannot restart
metalayer-crawler (new this week)
3. [3789] Old logo used in maemo release documentation (-1 this week)
4. [2896] Busybox prevents installing full versions of tools packages
(cleanly) (new this week)
5. [2878] Very poor satellite acquisition with internal GPS (-2 this week)
6. [3851] AGPS not helping to get a lock under clear sky (-2 this week)
7. [3281] Sporadic lockup/reboot when USB host software releases
peripheral (-2 this week)
8. [3555] sudden auto-poweron prevents battery recharge (-2 this week)
9. [2723] Pushing key once causes multiple repeats (-2 this week)
10. [2735] virtual/finger keyboard has gets wrong keys when typing
fast. (-2 this week)

Ten hottest open enhancements -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1521,1623,1674,2041,2264,2948,3001,3048,3373,3726
):
1. [1521] make osso_mime and friends support "Actions" (new this week)
2. [1623] Add FORTRAN support back into the SDKs (-1 this week)
3. [1674] Allow external programs to retreive currently playing song
information (new this week)
4. [2041] Ability to send display output to an 802.11 capable
projector. (new this week)
5. [2264] Packages cannot be authenticated (new this week)
6. [2948] Wifi AP list scrolls too fast (new this week)
7. [3001] it is not possible to programmatically call virtual keyboard
(-5 this week)
8. [3048] Silence sounds while at the same time keeping audio feedback
when typing (new this week)
9. [3373] please provide uclibc/eabi toolchain for building stuff for
initfs (new this week)
10. [3726] libpng: Support for animated PNG backgrounds (new this week)

Ten oldest open bugs -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=270,305,327,360,503,566,619,626,657,693
):
1. [270] flasher crashes on Debian GNU/Linux PPC
2. [305] Incorrect http_proxy/host gconf value setting (leading http://)
3. [327] Connectivity wizard and certificate selection
4. [360] HildonApps needlessly resize on map
5. [503] Missing settings for Orange gprs
6. [566] Touchscreen makes a sound but clicks aren't registered
7. [619] Characters entered via a USB keyboard do not appear in some Maemo Apps
8. [626] streaming AVI and MPG files fails over HTTPS
9. [657] TN inferring WMClass from Exec is prone to breakage, it
should ignore quotes
10. [693] dhcp client fails to increment "sec" field on DISCOVER retransmissions

Ten oldest open enhancements -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=176,387,417,419,690,793,943,1002,1013,1029
):
1. [176] Ogg Vorbis support
2. [387] Impossible to specify proxy username and password
3. [417] Support WEP with 802.1x EAP PEAP
4. [419] please compile busybox (and /sbin/ifconfig) with ipv6 support
5. [690] HTML redirect support for Real video streaming (+1 this week)
6. [793] lock screen should have 'if lost' info (+1 this week)
7. [943] Quick Standby mode (touchscreen + wireless off) (+1 this week)
8. [1002] WPA pre-shared key should allow HEX input (+1 this week)
9. [1013] flasher-3.0 not available for N8x0 and Linux/PowerPC (+1 this week)
10. [1029] Locking keyboard shouldn't lock headset button (new this week)

==--- Keyworded Items ---==
( glossary: https://bugs.maemo.org/describekeywords.cgi )

1 bug was tagged "crash" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=3970 ):
* [3970] Media player doesn't detect media files / cannot restart
metalayer-crawler

0 bugs were tagged "easyfix".

3 bugs were tagged "moreinfo" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2506,3095,3970 ):
* [2506] confusion between physical and virtual keyboard input method
* [3095] Password fields should disable auto-capitalisation
* [3970] Media player doesn't detect media files / cannot restart
metalayer-crawler

1 bug was tagged "patch" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=3243 ):
* [3243] g_ether / RNDIS is broken in kernel 2.6.21

1 bug was tagged "performance" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=360 ):
* [360] HildonApps needlessly resize on map

0 bugs were tagged "security".

0 enhancements were tagged "easyfix".

4 enhancements were tagged "moreinfo" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2264,2691,3215,3404 ):
* [2264] Packages cannot be authenticated
* [2691] Integration for third-party IP tunneling solutions
* [3215] sqlite3 command-line application is not available
* [3404] xmodmap profiles lost on bluetooth keyboard reconnect

0 enhancements were tagged "patch".

1 enhancement was tagged "performance" -
( https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=360 ):
* [360] HildonApps needlessly resize on map

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