Kokua-3.4.4-r6a Corrects for linux 64 bit platform a crash to terminal at Mesh Upload file selection.
February 9th, 2013 by NickyP
If you don’t need or use mesh upload this crash fix release isn’t needed.
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Advanced Build Tools available with Kokua-3-4-4-r6
February 6th, 2013 by NickyP
I had planned that Kokua-3.4.4-r5 would be the last in the 3.4.4 releases but, some “It doesn’t feel right merges” with LL’s viewer-beta 3.4.5 caused me to change my mind and make another release of Kokua-3.4.4.
The Advanced Build Tools floater has a layout design from Imprudence with some bits from Firestorm.
The Advanced Tools Floater can be invoked from Ctrl-Alt-B and from the right pointing arrow in the build tools floater.
Also included is spinner step control with Alt: x10; Control: x1/10; Shift: x1/100; from kadah / firestorm.
Added Metropolis Metaversum to the grid list. This is grid mainly caters to a German speaking audience. However, when I visited I was readily addressed in English.
Linden Lab’s (LL) Communications Hub UI (CHUI) project is merged into Kokua Experimental viewers.
January 24th, 2013 by NickyP
The Communication Hub UI has Instant Messaging , Chat, and Voice controls in one floater as was done in version 1 viewers.
Inprudence users have asked that Kokua implement the Imprudence UI for communications. I would like comments from Imprudence users about this interface .
This merge affected many parts of Kokua code. Please test and report problems using our bug tracker.
The CHUI project is due to be merged into LL’s viewer-development repository in February. After that we will begin merging into our release viewer.
Please review our testing best practices wiki before logging on with these viewers.
Downloads are linked here.
Enjoy.
Kokua-3.4.4.25633
January 13th, 2013 by NickyP
Kokua-3.4.4.25633 is updated to Linden Lab(LL) viewer-release 3.4.4 which has many crash fixes and appears to be, with an update of libraries, a stepping-stone release for server side baking.
There have been comments in internet relay chat (irc) rooms that Kokua and all Third Party Viewers(TPV) will no longer work after LL completes work on server side baking. All TPV developers where given test viewer code to prepare for server side baking. The server side baking code was merged into Kokua windows, linux 32 bit and linux 64 bit platforms. These merged viewers performed equal to LL’s project viewer on the aditi grid test region. Information about server side baking can be found in this LL wiki. If anyone desires to test a Kokua server side baking viewer, please comment here with an email address and platform and I will provide a link to the install program/archive.
A draw distance slider has been added to the right side of the status bar next to the dropped packets and bandwidth graphs. These graphs are now defaulted on. This addition continues Kokua Project’s minimalist approach to feature additions. The lower draw distance limit is three(3) meters. That should provide combat users (sword fighters, etc.) the ability to quickly lower draw distance and gain frames per second (fps) during a match. A side benefit is that the volume slider icon is farther left, and away from the notification chicklets.
Login uri is functional again however, it was tested on windows only.
The main menu entry “Me” is now “Avatar”.
Vivox Acceptabe Use Policy was added to windows install and is present in Linux install directories.
Release notes and download links are found here.
Kokua Beta 3.4.3.25470
December 10th, 2012 by NickyP
Using Kokua Beta 3.4.2, some opensim grids experienced texture range message spam as outlined here. With test assistance from Marcus Llewellyn (osgrid region owner) we determined that lindenlab (LL) viewer-beta 3.4.3 no longer caused grid console message spam.
Earlier today LL merged viewer-beta to viewer-release. So, that code is now go to go for third party viewers.
Below please find a restate of the features from 3.4.2. Nothing has been added as this is a code base upgrade.
Feature catch-up with pie menus optional and defaulted to pie.
Audio stream titles now display in chat and can be turned off or directed to a custom chat channel through debug settings.
Based on user feedback, these settings may be moved to preferences in a later release.
Invite to group from profile made clearer with the button “Invite” instead of a “+”. As in the LL viewer, invite to group is available in right click avatar context.
Detail of changes can be found by review of commits available here.
There are some linked library differences between linux 32 and 64 bit platforms. If you are a user who can please run both and provide a performance comparison.
Release notes with download links are here.
Kokua-3-4-2/25211 spam texture fetch messages on opensim grids
December 6th, 2012 by NickyP
Update:
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Additional testing shows that the problem is deeper than this one changeset. My test build worked fine with a local opensim grid and the viewer on the same machine. Once separated by network the problem would come and go.
kokua-dev is set back to public. I suggest if use of 3.4.1/24900 on opensim grids that have not updated.
I have not seen spammed logs on that version. With 1000 downloads of that version, if the issue was there it stands to reason that it would have been reported.
Grid operators may want to ban kokua 3-4-2 and SL 3.4.2 until after simulator updates.
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This problem is from LL’s 3.4.2 code. I have identified it to changeset https://bitbucket.org/lindenlab/viewer-release/commits/eeb7464542b8c4a23f8cf98c4490be7419207eb5
I have backed out this changeset and will provide new downloads later today. I mean time the kokua-dev repository is set private to prevent additional issues for opensim grid operators that have yet to update to the latest master version. Osgrid updated to master (10-12 hours ago) and that corrected the spam issue there.
The messages on the opensim server console are like:
2012-12-05 19:22:44,159 WARN - OpenSim.Capabilities.Handlers.GetTextureHandler [GETTEXTURE] : Malformed Range header: bytes=2048-
The corresponding messages in the viewer log are like:
2012-12-06T02:11:54Z INFO: newview/lltexturefetch.cpp(1307) : LLTextureFetchWorker::doWork: HTTP GET failed for: http://192.168.1.5:9000/CAPS/1bbf6e51-ff38-4dbf-b790-f22d9f368f75//?texture_id=abb783e6-3e93-26c0-248a-247666855da3 Status: 400 Reason: ” Attempt:4/4
This did not occur on SL grids.
The message spam is no longer present once the above referenced changeset is backed out. No apparent ill effects were noticed when logged to SL beta grid using a test viewer with the offended changeset backed out.
Kokua Beta 3.4.2/25211
December 5th, 2012 by NickyP
Kokua Beta code base updated to Linden lab (LL) viewer-release 3.4.2. Feature catch-up with pie menus optional and defaulted to pie. Audio stream titles now display in chat and can be turned off or directed to a custom chat channel through debug settings. Based on user feedback, these settings may be moved to preferences in a later release. Invite to group from profile made clearer with the button “Invite” instead of a “+”. As in the LL viewer, invite to group is available in right click avatar context.
Detail of changes can be found by review of commits available here.
Release notes with download links are here.
Kokua Beta 3.4.1/24900
November 6th, 2012 by NickyP
A few hours ago Linden Lab (LL) updated viewer-release from viewer-beta. The last couple weeks we have provided test viewers based on viewer-beta.
Hopefully, the bugs introduced by the Pathfinding merge are resolved. Pathfinding functionally is unknown and needs tested. Certainly, the parts of the feature that require a Havok sub-license will not work. This beta release is up to date with LL viewer-release with bug fixes related to upload of textures and mesh models. Thanks to Timo Gufler for reporting these bugs and referencing the Firestorm fixes.
Understandably, some users are tiring of the pace of updates. Hopefully, baring urgent crash fixes the pace will be more reasonable.
Release notes with download links are here.
http://wiki.kokuaviewer.org/wiki/Kokua:Release_Notes/3.4.1.24900
Kokua Beta Update
October 24th, 2012 by NickyP
Release Notes http://wiki.kokuaviewer.org/wiki/Kokua:Release_Notes/3.4.1.24848
This beta release should correct start-up crashes with concurrent use of Microsoft Skydrive and Teamviewer that was posted here .
Kokua is still beta — why?
October 16th, 2012 by NickyP
We haven’t time to formalize and administer a release. A release version must be supported formally with monitoring of this blog, the forum, and redmine bug reporting communication tools. Additionally, we would have to provide crash reporting and followup. Staying in the development/beta cycle allows the team to push changes quickly and get them into your (our user base ) hands quickly. Some users shy away from any beta software and may have been lost because of that. Some users seem to embrace change and actively seek new viewers to test. The beta and development viewers we provide are maturing nicely and should provide a stable viewing experience. We have two (2) developer feeder repositories that maintain viewer installer downloads. For Apple https://bitbucket.org/Kentron/kokua-3.3.4-dev-mac/downloads; for Windows, Linux 32 bit, and Linux 64 bit https://bitbucket.org/NickyP/kokua-dev/downloads. These feed into our team repository at https://bitbucket.org/kokua/kokua-beta. There is a downloads area on kokua-beta but, it will lag behind the developer’s repositories. If you have a bitbucket.org account you can follow a repository and track its activity or use the RSS feed to track an accounts activity.
