Test Day:2012-04-19 liveusb-tools

Fedora Test Days
live-usbtools
Date	<<04-19-2012>>
Time	all day
Website	QA/Fedora_17_test_days
IRC	#fedora-test-day (webirc)
Mailing list	test

Can't make the date?
If you come to this page before or after the test day is completed, your testing is still valuable, and you can use the information on this page to test, file any bugs you find at Bugzilla, and add your results to the results section. If this page is more than a month old when you arrive here, please check the current schedule and see if a similar but more recent Test Day is planned or has already happened.

What to test?

Today's instalment of Fedora Test Day will focus on liveusb-tools and creating a live usb image via liveusb-tools on fedora 17 and windows liveusb-creator.

Who's available

The following cast of characters will be available testing, workarounds, bug fixes, and general discussion ...

• Development - FranciscoD (FranciscoD)
• Quality Assurance - vicodan (vicodan)

Prerequisite for Test Day

List any prerequisite needs for the test event. A fresh system, virtualized guest, a blank DVD ... a desire to break software?

• [A copy of the http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/test/17-Beta/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-17-Beta-x86_64-DVD.iso Fedora 17 pre-release x64 DVD http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/test/17-Beta/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-17-Beta-i386-DVD.iso i686] with all updates from updates-testing installed]
• Time
• Usb key
• DVD ISO image of latest Fedora 17 beta
• Free space on HD
• (optional) Your hardware profile uploaded to Smolt according to these instructions
• (optional) Beer (if you're adult)

Update your machine

If you're running Fedora 17, make sure you have all the current updates for it installed, using the update manager or yum.

How to test?

Graphical Method - Windows only. For flashing from Fedora please use the terminal for now.

Fedora LiveUSB sticks can be created in Windows and Linux using the liveusb-creator.

For Windows using the following steps:

• Download liveusb-creator from http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator
• Double click 'liveusb-creator'

If you are using Fedora use the command line:

$ su -c "yum install liveusb-creator"

Flash the DVD ISO image to the live USB stick by running the following command in a terminal:

$ livecd-iso-to-disk --format --msdos --reset-mbr <path to is> /dev/sdb #(the attachment point of the device)

To start the flash process, run the following command in a terminal:

$ liveusb-creator

After flash run the this command:

$ livecd-iso-to-disk --format --reset-mbr <path to iso> /dev/sdb #(the attachment point of the *device*)

Test Results

Construct a table or list to allow testers to post results. Each column should be a test case or configuration, and each row should consist of test results. Include some instructions on how to report bugs, and any special instructions. Here's an example, from a Palimpsest test day:

If you have problems with any of the tests, report a bug to Bugzilla for liveusb-tools. If you are unsure about exactly how to file the report or what other information to include, just ask on IRC and we will help you. Once you have completed the tests, add your results to the Results table below, following the example results from the first line as a template. The first column should be your name with a link to your User page in the Wiki if you have one, and the second should be a link to the Smolt profile of the system you tested. For each test case, use the result template to enter your result, as shown in the example result line.

User	Smolt Profile	Flash USB with DVD ISO 64/32bit in Fedora	Boot from USB drive flashed in Fedora	Flash USB drive with DVD ISO 64/32bit in Windows	Boot off USB drive flashed drive in Windows	References
Sample User	HW	none	pass	warn	fail
vicodan	[Windows 7 x64 system and Virtualbox VM]	inprogress	inprogress	inprogress	inprogress