On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Fedora QA <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > #134: Clarify writing ISO to USB tests > --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- > Reporter: rhe | Owner: > Type: enhancement | Status: new > Priority: major | Milestone: > Component: Test Review | Version: > Resolution: | Keywords: > --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- > Comment (by adamwill): snip > The ISOs we have to consider are: > > * Live images [[BR]] > * DVD images [[BR]] > * boot.iso / netinst.iso images [[BR]] > * install.img image [[BR]] > > The writing methods we have to consider are: > > * dd (and equivalent utils, e.g. Windows tools which just do a simple raw > image like dd does) [[BR]] > * livecd-iso-to-disk [[BR]] > * liveusb-creator [[BR]] > * unetbootin [[BR]] There is possibly more to it as well - for example in the past I have tried the dd method and it sometimes works and sometimes does not - but I never got to the bottom of that. There are possibly issues with whether or not the usbkey is labelled and sometimes what the partition structure is. Also in the past I have had to resort to booting the boot.iso image on the key and then referencing the DVD iso file via an HD install (with its associated images/ directory) placed on the same key in the root directory - which did work, where booting the dvd iso directly on the key did not. Should booting an install dvd iso directly on the key *always" work? In addition sometimes which usbkey is used can make a difference - Also there is the (possibly not Fedora problem) issue of getting a usbkey to boot on old machines where usb boot is not available from the BIOS. All these issues tend to make the use of usbkeys less than 100% reliable - anyway I will run some tests with the beta trying to install from usbkey - and report back in due course. -- mike c -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
