Re: new Release Criterion proposal: kernel+initrd boot

2012-04-19 Thread Kamil Paral
> It must be possible to install by booting the installation kernel > directly, including via PXE, and correctly specifying a remote source > for the installer itself, using whichever protocols are required to > work > for package retrieval at the current phase (Alpha, Beta, Final). This > must wor

Re: new Release Criterion proposal: kernel+initrd boot

2012-04-18 Thread Kamil Paral
> On Tue, 2012-04-17 at 08:42 -0700, Brian C. Lane wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 12:08:04PM +0100, Adam Williamson wrote: > > > On Mon, 2012-04-16 at 10:11 -0400, Kamil Paral wrote: > > > > > > > > [1] "The installer must boot (if appropriate) and run on all > > > > > primary > > > > > archit

Re: new Release Criterion proposal: kernel+initrd boot

2012-04-17 Thread Adam Williamson
On Tue, 2012-04-17 at 08:42 -0700, Brian C. Lane wrote: > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 12:08:04PM +0100, Adam Williamson wrote: > > On Mon, 2012-04-16 at 10:11 -0400, Kamil Paral wrote: > > > > > > [1] "The installer must boot (if appropriate) and run on all primary > > > > architectures, with all syst

Re: new Release Criterion proposal: kernel+initrd boot

2012-04-17 Thread Brian C. Lane
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 12:08:04PM +0100, Adam Williamson wrote: > On Mon, 2012-04-16 at 10:11 -0400, Kamil Paral wrote: > > > > [1] "The installer must boot (if appropriate) and run on all primary > > > architectures, with all system firmware types that are common on > > > those architectures, fr

Re: new Release Criterion proposal: kernel+initrd boot

2012-04-17 Thread Adam Williamson
On Mon, 2012-04-16 at 10:11 -0400, Kamil Paral wrote: > > [1] "The installer must boot (if appropriate) and run on all primary > > architectures, with all system firmware types that are common on > > those architectures, from default live image, DVD, and boot.iso > > install media" > > If there a

Re: new Release Criterion proposal: kernel+initrd boot

2012-04-16 Thread Kamil Paral
> > Wording...how about: > > > > It must be possible to install by booting the installation kernel > > directly, including via PXE, and correctly specifying a remote > > source > > for the installer itself, using whichever protocols are required to > > work > > for package retrieval at the current

Re: new Release Criterion proposal: kernel+initrd boot

2012-04-11 Thread Kamil Paral
> > The new proposed criterion is this: > > > > The installer must be able to boot using kernel+initrd pair (some > > boot arguments might be needed), e.g. booting a VM or from PXE. > > Fetching the installer's root image must work using the same > > access protocols as are required for fetchi

Re: new Release Criterion proposal: kernel+initrd boot

2012-04-10 Thread Petr Schindler
On Út, 2012-04-10 at 10:49 -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: > On Fri, 2012-04-06 at 09:49 -0400, Kamil Paral wrote: > > Recently we found out that we don't have any criterion for PXE boot. Also > > F17 anaconda separated its root image from initrd.img, adding new ways > > where things can break. In

Re: new Release Criterion proposal: kernel+initrd boot

2012-04-10 Thread Adam Williamson
On Fri, 2012-04-06 at 09:49 -0400, Kamil Paral wrote: > Recently we found out that we don't have any criterion for PXE boot. Also F17 > anaconda separated its root image from initrd.img, adding new ways where > things can break. In the QA meeting we decided that new criterion is required > [1].