[Fedora QA] #134: Clarify writing ISO to USB tests

[mike cloaked]

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Fedora QA <trac at fedorahosted.org> 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 jlaska):
>
>  Replying to [comment:5 rhe]:
>  > Agree. To get to know about this, who should we contact with? the
>  anaconda team? We can add them to the cc list for discussion.
>
>  The anaconda-devel team will be maintaining the livecd-tools package.
>
>  From what I can find in the Fedora 13 installation guide, we have the
>  following scenarios to consider:
>
>  '''Explicit references to livecd-tools with ''Live.ISO'''''
>  * ''3.2.2. Making Fedora USB Media in UNIX, Linux, and Similar Operating
>  Systems''
>    * [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-
>  US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux.html
>  3.2.2.1.1. Making Fedora USB Media with a graphical tool]
>    * [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-
>  US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-
>  other.html 3.2.2.1.2. Making Fedora USB Media with livecd-tools]
>    * [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-
>  US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux.html
>  #Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-RHEL_Fedora-dd 3.2.2.1.3. Making Fedora USB
>  Media with dd]
>  * [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-
>  US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/Making_USB_Media.html
>  #Making_USB_Media-Windows 3.2.1. Making Fedora USB Media on a Windows
>  Operating System]
>
>  '''Implicit reference to using livecd-tools using ''boot.iso'''''
>  * [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html-
>  single/Installation_Guide/index.html#sect-New_Users-
>  Alternative_Boot_Methods 4.5.1. Alternative Boot Methods] - under ''USB
>  Pen Drive'' it references writing the ''boot.iso'' using ''livecd-iso-to-
>  disk''
>
>  I'd prefer not testing any use cases that are not recommended and
>  documented in the installation guide, or supported by the maintainer.

Having looked again at the installation guide pages my feeling is that
there needs to be more careful separation of the preparation of live
usb media for running the live version as compared with preparing a
usbkey for install media. That distinction is not obvious to me, and I
suspect to others too.  The methods don't always work for both live
media and install media in these cases.

-- 
mike c