Thanks for sharing this Mike, it's very useful for testing the anaconda package in the updates-testing repo. Cheers, Hurry On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 17:17 +0100, mike cloaked wrote: > There is currently version anaconda-14.20-1.fc14 in updates-testing > but I seem to be the only one who has tested it ( At least according > to bodhi comments) . It would be nice if this could be pushed into > the main f14 repo so that it is included in the F14 builds ahead of > release. > > I tested tc1.1 for a DVD install, but this still has the previous > version of anaconda in it. > > If anyone wants to test the new version of anaconda from > updates-testing it may be useful if I detail what I did to test it for > an install. Then others could do something similar. I used a usbkey > for install but other methods could adapt the same basic idea and > would be good to test an alternative method. > > I downloaded the tc1.1 DVD iso from > http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/14.TC1.1/Fedora/i386/iso/ > as well as the boot.iso from > http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/14.TC1.1/Fedora/i386/os/images/ > > Then I used the script from http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Bcl > i.e. the file "upd_bootiso" referenced from that web page, and > executed it with the new anaconda rpm downloaded from a mirror for f14 > updates-testing so that a new boot.iso was written containing the new > anaconda. This gave a file new-boot.iso in /tmp/ which I renamed back > to boot.iso to be used as the test install file. > > What I then did was to prepare a usbkey for the install in an f13 > system, plugging in the usbkey and then executing as root: > umount /dev/sdb1 (since my key was sdb) > > Then > livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr path-to/boot.iso /dev/sdb1 > prepares the key as a bootable device - ready to boot the new boot.iso > > The last stage was to copy the DVD iso onto the key as well. > > To test I booted from the key and this initiated the install onto the > laptop using the new version of anconda (and checked on screen as the > install began)- it then referenced the DVD iso on the usbkey - the > only watchpoint was to switch the writing of grub onto the MBR of the > internal HD rather than the default /dev/sdb by selecting "Switch > Device" at the bootloader settings screen, and swapping the setting of > first and second BIOS drive so that grub goes onto the MBR of /dev/sda > rather than /dev/sdb > > The install for me was then uneventful and completed normally - and I > have added a comment in bodhi with positive karma. > > If anyone else can run a test then presumably with karma +2 the new > anaconda package would get used in the next compose for rc ahead of > GA? > > Would be nice if someone else could test for an install. > > -- > mike c -- Contacts Hurry FAS Name: Rhe Timezone: UTC+8 TEL: 86-010-62608141 IRC nick: rhe #fedora-qa #fedora-zh -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
