Wily Final Beta Testing is here

[chris hermansen]

For reference, I was able to create a bootable USB stick using unetbootin
and I am running that 15.10 right now as I post.

On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 4:54 AM, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi again Chris,
>
> There are several problems with usb-creator-gtk alias the Ubuntu Startup
> Disk Creator. You may or may not have noticed our discussion here about
> it. Instead of trying to attach a file I will supply to a thread at the
> Ubuntu Forums, where we are also discussing the problems of
> usb-creator-gtk. See the file SDC-test.ods, attached to post #40
>
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2291946&page=2&p=13358864#post13358864
>
> It seems you are affected by another bug than what I found recently,
> when I tested in and between various versions of *buntu. At least, the
> error output is different. Syslinux boots, but stops early.
>
> Which version did you try to install (which iso file was the source)?
>
> Can you make a USB drive boot if you use another tool?
>
> Is the (target) computer running in BIOS or UEFI mode?
>
> This mailing list is a good place to report and discuss bugs. It may not
> be the best place for solving your problem - maybe it is better to start
> a thread at the Ubuntu Forums :-)
>
> Best regards
> Nio
>
> Den 2015-09-24 kl. 06:10, skrev chris hermansen:
> > Ah OK.
> >
> > A black screen white letters at the top:
> >
> > SYSLINUX 6.03 EDD 20150813 Copyright (c) 1994-2014 H. Peter Anvin et al
> >
> > Boot Error
> >
> > As I mentioned this result with two separate USB drives.
> >
> > Both made with usb-creator-gtk on 64bit 15.04.
> >
> > Regards, Chris Hermansen
> >
> > On Sep 23, 2015 21:03, "Nio Wiklund" <nio.wiklund at gmail.com
> > <mailto:nio.wiklund at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Hi Chris,
> >
> >     Nothing was attached when I received your email message. Maybe some
> >     filter has eaten the attachment. Please supply the information some
> >     other way, for example via a link to a cloud service or describe it
> with
> >     words.
> >
> >     Best regards
> >     Nio
> >
> >     Den 2015-09-23 kl. 21:10, skrev chris hermansen:
> >     > Anyone besides me getting this (attached)?
> >     >
> >     > Tried two different USB sticks, same result. Cannot boot.
> >     >
> >     > (Sorry for the dusty screen)
> >     >
> >     > Regards, Chris Hermansen
> >     > On Sep 23, 2015 07:07, "Nicholas Skaggs"
> >     <nicholas.skaggs at canonical.com <mailto:nicholas.skaggs at canonical.com
> >>
> >     > wrote:
> >     >
> >     >> We we are little delayed in getting the milestone setup, but it's
> >     all now
> >     >> ready and waiting for your results.
> >     >>
> >     >> How can I help?
> >     >> To help test, visit the iso tracker milestone page for final
> >     beta, which
> >     >> is found here:
> >     http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/346/builds.
> >     >> The goal is to verify the images in preparation for the release.
> >     Find those
> >     >> bugs! The information at the top of the page will help you if you
> >     need help
> >     >> reporting a bug or understanding how to test.
> >     >>
> >     >> Isotracker?
> >     >> There's a first time for everything! Check out the handy links on
> >     top of
> >     >> the isotracker page detailing how to perform an image test, as
> >     well as a
> >     >> little about how the qatracker itself works. If you still aren't
> >     sure or
> >     >> get stuck, feel free to contact the qa community or myself for
> help.
> >     >>
> >     >> How long is this going on?
> >     >> The testing runs through tomorrow, Thursday September 24th, when
> >     the the
> >     >> images for final beta will be released. If you miss the deadline
> >     we still
> >     >> love getting results! Test against the daily image milestone
> instead.
> >     >>
> >     >> Thanks and happy testing everyone!
> >     >>
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Chris Hermansen · clhermansen "at" gmail "dot" com

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