Ubuntu-qa Digest, Vol 14, Issue 1

Ashish Upadhyay uashish at gmail.com
Tue Nov 18 04:44:01 UTC 2008 

Hello Greg,

If your standalone system is not connected to internet, there is no
way you will be able to do a live update.

Thanks,
Ashish

On 11/18/08, greg <greg at ccs.sa.edu.au> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am new to the Ubuntu QA mailing list, and have to report a problem copying
> Ubuntu 8.1 to CD. It seems to be missing an essential part which allows the
> disk to install to computer.
> I am running a stand-alone PC - not connected to the net- at work, and I am
> unable to do a live update of 8.04 which is currently installed on the
> machine. Can anyone suggest what this problem might be?
> Also...
> There seems to be a small problem with samba and its usage/compatibility
> with several programs. Is there an update or fix for this too?
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
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>    1. (no subject) (Mohammad Aziz)
>    2. RE: (nathaniel maddux)
>    3. Hardy SRU Testing Day! (Ara Pulido)
>    4. Ideas for Jaunty (David Murphy)
>    5. Joining Ubuntu-qa (Sayak Banerjee)
>    6. Re: Joining Ubuntu-qa (Ara Pulido)
>    7. Dell Mini 9 update testing (Chris Gregan)
>    8. Dell Mini 9 update testing (Craig A. Eddy)
>    9. testing updates (was Re: Dell Mini 9 update testing)
>       (Steve Beattie)
>   10. Bad ISO Image - ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso (Chris Bidwell)
>   11. Re: Bad ISO Image - ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso (Mike Rooney)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 19:39:17 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mohammad Aziz <maze77ca at yahoo.com>
> To: Ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com
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> Dear Sir, Madam:
> Hi
> I was installed a copy of ubuntu in my computer form a Cd which down loaded
> from the internet. It was good, but afterthat I was trying to connect with
> the internet I got a black screen. I tried to install again from the same Cd
> but I could not. Therefor, would you please kindly advise me what I should
> do.
> Finally, I would like to pay my great thanks.
>
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
>
> Aziz Mohammad
> E-mail: maze77ca at yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:29:00 -0500
> From: nathaniel maddux <madduxne at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE:
> To: <maze77ca at yahoo.com>, <ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> i Dont know what to do> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 19:39:17 -0700> From:
> maze77ca at yahoo.com> To: Ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com> > Dear Sir, Madam:> Hi>
> I was installed a copy of ubuntu in my computer form a Cd which down loaded
> from the internet. It was good, but afterthat I was trying to connect with
> the internet I got a black screen. I tried to install again from the same Cd
> but I could not. Therefor, would you please kindly advise me what I should
> do.> Finally, I would like to pay my great thanks.> > > Sincerely yours,> >
>> Aziz Mohammad > E-mail: maze77ca at yahoo.com> > > > > -- > Ubuntu-qa mailing
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:42:30 +0100
> From: Ara Pulido <ara at ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Hardy SRU Testing Day!
> To: ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com
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> Hello all,
>
> We are pleased to announce the next Ubuntu Testing Day that will be next
> Monday, November 10th.[1]
>
> The Ubuntu Testing day is a special day where the Ubuntu Community comes
> together with a shared goal of testing a specific set of ISO images (Alpha,
> Beta, RC, Gold or Point releases), a specific feature or some bugs needing
> verification. Taking the idea from the Ubuntu Bug Day [2] we want to apply
> the same concepts to ISO testing.
>
> Who can join the Testing Day?
> Everyone. You don?t need to be a developer. You don?t need to know how to
> code. Everyone is welcome. If you don?t know how to help, then just stop on
> by and we?ll explain everything to you. In fact, one of the objectives of
> the Testing Day is to help people willing to start testing Ubuntu to make it
> better.
>
> Where to join the Testing Day?
> Come to #ubuntu-testing on freenode IRC. We will be there day and night
> resolving your testing questions you might have. You can even ask for help
> on creating new automated tests for Ubuntu!
> Normal testing activity takes place in #ubuntu-testing at other times also.
>
> Which is the goal for this testing day?
> We know we just released Intrepid a week ago, but we have a lot of pending
> SRU bugs in Hardy needing verification. Hardy is a LTS release and,
> therefore, it needs to be kept in shape for a longer period. SRU is the
> process to get updates into a stable release. Please, refer to the SRU wiki
> page [3] for more information on the process.
>
> Please join us next Monday and help making Ubuntu better!
>
> Cheers,
> Ara.
>
>
> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/UbuntuTestingDay/20081110
> [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/
> [3] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 17:21:17 +0000
> From: David Murphy <david.murphy at canonical.com>
> Subject: Ideas for Jaunty
> To: Ubuntu QA Team <ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <20081107172117.46ad930c at hagrid>
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> I've revamped our IdeaPool page [1] with a view to collecting ideas for
> the Jaunty development cycle, and in particular topics we should be
> looking to cover at UDS.
>
> Please add your ideas and lets see how we can make QA even better for
> Jaunty!
>
> There were some ideas still on the page, so I have marked those for
> review - if you can help clean those up, that would be appreciated.
>
> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/IdeaPool
>
> --
> David Murphy <david.murphy at canonical.com>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:34:25 +0530
> From: "Sayak Banerjee" <sayakb at ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Joining Ubuntu-qa
> To: ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com
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> Hello
> I am Sayak Banerjee.
> I am an Ubuntu Member [0] [1] and have worked on Ubuntu Bugs [2] for some
> time now.
> I would be interested in joining the team.
>
> Regards
> Sayak Banerjee
>
> [0] https://edge.launchpad.net/~sayakb
> [1] https://wiki.kubuntu.org/SayakBanerjee
> [2] https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/~sayakb
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:30:41 +0100
> From: Ara Pulido <ara at ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: Joining Ubuntu-qa
> To: Sayak Banerjee <sayakb at ubuntu.com>
> Cc: ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <491AE891.8020401 at ubuntu.com>
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> Hello Sayak,
>
> A great way to start is by joining the Ubuntu QA meetings [1] at
> #ubuntu-meeting every Wednesday at 17:00 UTC.
>
> Come today and join us in the meeting!
>
> Cheers,
> Ara.
>
> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings
>
> Sayak Banerjee wrote:
>> Hello
>> I am Sayak Banerjee.
>> I am an Ubuntu Member [0] [1] and have worked on Ubuntu Bugs [2] for
>> some time now.
>> I would be interested in joining the team.
>>
>
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:43:51 -0500
> From: Chris Gregan <chris.gregan at canonical.com>
> Subject: Dell Mini 9 update testing
> To: Ubuntu QA <ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <491B07C7.7020007 at canonical.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Hello,
> With the release of the Dell Mini 9 the Ubuntu Community has an
> opportunity to become involved with pre-release and update testing for
> the custom engineering group. As many, if not all of you are aware the
> Dell Mini 9 shipped with a custom version of Ubuntu, based on Hardy, but
> sporting a new desktop interface. As we move forward, the system will
> require ongoing updates and security fixes. This is where the community
> can help us keep the quality of our updates high, our customers happy,
> and happy customers means more Ubuntu pre-loaded devices.
>
> The OEM Services group is setting up a proposed repo, to handle updates
> for the mini 9 and other netbook devices. As the QA lead, I would like
> to find out the level of interest in helping out with this testing.
> Those of you with devices would be highly valuable testers, but there is
> a chance for a program in the future to provide hardware to those
> interested in this kind of work.
>
> So, please respond to me directly with your comments, questions, and we
> can begin to organize an effort around this new class of devices running
> Ubuntu.
>
> Sincerely,
> Chris
> --
>
> Chris Gregan
> QA Manager
> OEM Services
> Canonical USA Inc.
> cgregan at canonical.com
> cgregan at freenode
> M-240-422-9224
>
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:07:54 -0700
> From: "Craig A. Eddy" <tyche at cox.net>
> Subject: Dell Mini 9 update testing
> To: ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <491B0D6A.5020708 at cox.net>
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> Chris,
>     I am in possession of a Dell Mini 9.  I am not a member of QA.  I am
> not a programmer.  I would be interested in finding out what I can do to
> help.  My use of the Mini is primarily to show people what Ubuntu is,
> and what it is capable of.
>
>     I am, however, one of the editors of the UWN, and your reply may be
> used in the next issue.
>
>     I can be reached at tyche at ubuntu.com, or in the IRC channel
> #ubuntu-us-az, or #ubuntu-news
>
> Craig
> Tyche
>
>> Hello,
>> With the release of the Dell Mini 9 the Ubuntu Community has an
>> opportunity to become involved with pre-release and update testing for
>> the custom engineering group. As many, if not all of you are aware the
>> Dell Mini 9 shipped with a custom version of Ubuntu, based on Hardy, but
>> sporting a new desktop interface. As we move forward, the system will
>> require ongoing updates and security fixes. This is where the community
>> can help us keep the quality of our updates high, our customers happy,
>> and happy customers means more Ubuntu pre-loaded devices.
>>
>> The OEM Services group is setting up a proposed repo, to handle updates
>> for the mini 9 and other netbook devices. As the QA lead, I would like
>> to find out the level of interest in helping out with this testing.
>> Those of you with devices would be highly valuable testers, but there is
>> a chance for a program in the future to provide hardware to those
>> interested in this kind of work.
>>
>> So, please respond to me directly with your comments, questions, and we
>> can begin to organize an effort around this new class of devices running
>> Ubuntu.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Chris
>>
>
>
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:13:45 -0800
> From: Steve Beattie <sbeattie at ubuntu.com>
> Subject: testing updates (was Re: Dell Mini 9 update testing)
> To: "Craig A. Eddy" <tyche at cox.net>
> Cc: ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <20081112181345.GK12107 at nxnw.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Hi Craig,
>
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:07:54AM -0700, Craig A. Eddy wrote:
>>     I am in possession of a Dell Mini 9.  I am not a member of QA.  I am
>> not a programmer.  I would be interested in finding out what I can do to
>> help.  My use of the Mini is primarily to show people what Ubuntu is,
>> and what it is capable of.
>
> I'm not Chris and can't speak specifically for how the Dell mini 9
> updates process will be handled, but I would expect that it would not
> be terribly different from the way Stable Release Updates (SRUs) are
> handled in general.
>
> To be explicit, to test proposed updates does not require programming
> expertise; what's more useful is to be a slightly more experienced user
> and an attention to detail. Basically, the process for testing specific
> fixes is:
>
> 	1) reproduce original problem
> 	2) install the proposed update
> 	3) attempt to reproduce problem again
> 	4) look for possible regressions
> 	5) report results
>
> We do ask that testers be slightly more experienced than a basic user
> both to help recognize regressions and as there is some small risk that
> an update may cause problems that may not be straightforward to revert;
> ideally, fixes that have made it to the -proposed repository have been
> vetted enough to not do that.  A tester should also be comfortable
> enabling and disabling package repositories; experience with a command
> line could be helpful but is not required at all.
>
> I gave an open week presentation walking through how I did a specific
> verification, the log of which is at
>
>   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/openweekintrepid/VerifySRU
>
> I used some apt commands directly, but there was nothing I did there
> that required being a programmer or couldn't have been done through the
> gui tools (synaptic in particular).
>
>>     I am, however, one of the editors of the UWN, and your reply may be
>> used in the next issue.
>
> By all means. Thanks for the interest and the work you do on UWN!
>
> --
> Steve Beattie
> <sbeattie at ubuntu.com>
> http://NxNW.org/~steve/
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> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:07:53 -0700
> From: Chris Bidwell <cjbidwell at qwest.net>
> Subject: Bad ISO Image - ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso
> To: ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com
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> I've burned this iso from several mirrors and I get an error each time I
> check the disk.
>
> Is anyone else getting issues with this?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:25:18 -0500
> From: "Mike Rooney" <mrooney at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Bad ISO Image - ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso
> To: "Chris Bidwell" <cjbidwell at qwest.net>
> Cc: ubuntu-qa at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID:
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> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Chris Bidwell <cjbidwell at qwest.net> wrote:
>
>> I've burned this iso from several mirrors and I get an error each time I
>> check the disk.
>>
>> Is anyone else getting issues with this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>>
>
>
> I just downloaded the torrent yesterday and burned it. It passed the
> integrity check and installed fine. While this isn't a direct ISO I would
> imagine it comes from the same place.
>
> I would suspect your issue is a bad set of discs, a bad burner, or a bad
> reader. However it wouldn't hurt to hear a confirmation of a successful ISO
> download, I suppose!
>
> --
> Michael Rooney
> mrooney at gmail.com
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