Hello, >On Mon, 2006-08-21 at 12:18 +0200, Armin M. Warda wrote: > >> Besides just being able to disable/enable the lifeguard, to me it >> would even make sense if the N770 would support another setting, in >> which it only would advice the user that an essential component just >> failed and a reboot would probably fix the problem. > >I just installed a bunch of applications and now the device is >in reboot cycle. The only desktop applet i installed was >gnomeweather, so i think it might be responsible for this. As >a new feature for Karoliina i'd suggest either: > >1) >Dialog that tells user if a essential component has been >killed and restart it. Gnome panel is a good example - If it >crashes, it restarts itself. If a panel applet crashes, panel >prompts user if he/she wishes to restart the applet or remove >it from panel. In Gnome panel applets are in separate processes. In our case the applets run in the same process as the panel itself, so if a crash occurs the whole Maemo Desktop crashes -> reboot. They are together to save memory (RAM). > >2) >"Safe mode". If the device reboots two times spontaniously it >could do some sanity checks and for example disable all extra >desktop applets. A bit like this kind of safety mechanism for applets will come to sardine. Best Wishes Karoliina
