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# Select the version of Fedora you want your flash drive to have | # Select the version of Fedora you want your flash drive to have | ||
# Let it download | # Let it download an image of your preference (try a random spin/version/architecture) | ||
# Write it to your flash drive | |||
# Boot the system from the USB stick. If possible, try both: | # Boot the system from the USB stick. If possible, try both: | ||
#* UEFI boot | #* UEFI boot | ||
#* BIOS boot | #* BIOS boot | ||
# Start the installer | # Optionally: | ||
# Proceed with the installation | #* Start the installer | ||
# Verify the installation is fully operational | #* Proceed with the installation | ||
#* Verify the installation is fully operational | |||
# Start Fedora Media Writer again in the original system you started testing in | |||
#* Insert the flash drive you used now | |||
#* Restore its partition layout inside the tool | |||
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# The USB stick should be wiped before being written with the image | # The USB stick should be wiped before being written with the image | ||
# The image should download without error | |||
# Writing should finish without error | |||
# The stick should boot without error | # The stick should boot without error | ||
#* | #* Media consistency verification before the actual boot should end without error. | ||
# The installer should start without error | # Optionally: | ||
# The installation should finish successfully | #* The installer should start without error | ||
# The installed system should boot properly. Note that problems after boot that do not seem to be related to writing the image to a USB stick are likely out of the scope of this test case, though they may count as failures of another test case | #* The installation should finish successfully | ||
#* The installed system should boot properly. Note that problems after boot that do not seem to be related to writing the image to a USB stick are likely out of the scope of this test case, though they may count as failures of another test case | |||
# While restoring, you should get a notification that you can restore the drive. After restoring, the drive should contain a single FAT32 partition spanning over the whole drive. | |||
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[[Category:Installer Boot Methods]] | [[Category:Installer Boot Methods]] | ||
[[Category:Package_liveusb-creator_test_cases]] | [[Category:Package_liveusb-creator_test_cases]] | ||
Revision as of 13:00, 19 September 2016
Associated release criterion
This test case is associated with the Basic_Release_Criteria#initialization_requirements release criterion. If you are doing release validation testing, a failure of this test case may be a breach of that release criterion. If so, please file a bug and nominate it as blocking the appropriate milestone, using the blocker bug nomination page.
This test case is associated with the Basic_Release_Criteria#initialization_requirements release criterion. If you are doing release validation testing, a failure of this test case may be a breach of that release criterion. If so, please file a bug and nominate it as blocking the appropriate milestone, using the blocker bug nomination page.
Description
This test verifies that a Fedora live image can be booted and installed from a USB stick created by Fedora Media Writer.
Data loss
Any data on the USB stick used for this test is likely to be destroyed. Please do not use a stick whose contents you need to keep.
Any data on the USB stick used for this test is likely to be destroyed. Please do not use a stick whose contents you need to keep.
Setup
- Ensure you have a USB stick that is larger than the live image whose contents you can afford to lose (the contents of the stick will be destroyed as a part of the test).
- Run the tool:
- On Fedora, run
sudo dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --best install mediawriter, then launch Fedora Media Writer from the system menus - On Windows, visit the GitHub page and download the latest release, install the application using the installer and either run it after installation or find Fedora Media Writer in your application list.
- On macOS, visit the GitHub page and download the latest release, download the dmg file, open it and run
mediawriter
- On Fedora, run
How to test
- Select the version of Fedora you want your flash drive to have
- Let it download an image of your preference (try a random spin/version/architecture)
- Write it to your flash drive
- Boot the system from the USB stick. If possible, try both:
- UEFI boot
- BIOS boot
- Optionally:
- Start the installer
- Proceed with the installation
- Verify the installation is fully operational
- Start Fedora Media Writer again in the original system you started testing in
- Insert the flash drive you used now
- Restore its partition layout inside the tool
Expected Results
- The USB stick should be wiped before being written with the image
- The image should download without error
- Writing should finish without error
- The stick should boot without error
- Media consistency verification before the actual boot should end without error.
- Optionally:
- The installer should start without error
- The installation should finish successfully
- The installed system should boot properly. Note that problems after boot that do not seem to be related to writing the image to a USB stick are likely out of the scope of this test case, though they may count as failures of another test case
- While restoring, you should get a notification that you can restore the drive. After restoring, the drive should contain a single FAT32 partition spanning over the whole drive.