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<li> Prepare a remote installation source, if you don't already have one (mirroring the release under test is the easiest way to start) </li>
<li> Prepare a local installation source. You can mirror an [http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/ existing online source] or you can extract the files from a DVD.iso image.</li>
<li> Make the installation source accessible over one of the supported network protocols (HTTP, FTP, NFS).
<li> Prepare a valid {{filename|updates.img}} file. A suggested approach is to create a dummy {{filename|updates.img}} with an empty file:
<li> Prepare a valid {{filename|updates.img}} file. A suggested approach is to create a dummy {{filename|updates.img}} with an empty file:
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A prebuilt {{filename|updates.img}} [http://rhe.fedorapeople.org/install/updates.img is also available for download].
A prebuilt {{filename|updates.img}} [http://rhe.fedorapeople.org/install/updates.img is also available for download].
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<li> Copy the {{filename|updates.img}} into the {{filename|images/}} directory of the remote installation source you are installing from</li>
<li> Copy the {{filename|updates.img}} into the {{filename|images/}} directory of your local installation source</li>
<li> Boot the installer using the <code>askmethod</code> option at boot and select some protocol (http, nfs) that will use the modified remote installation source where the {{filename|updates.img}} was published. See [[Anaconda/Options]] for information on supported boot options.</li>
<li> Boot the installer using the <code>askmethod</code> option at boot and select the protocol that will use the modified installation source where the {{filename|updates.img}} was published. See [[Anaconda/Options]] for information on supported boot options.</li>
<li> Proceed with installation</li>
<li> Proceed with installation</li>
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# Anaconda prepares the {{filename|updates.img}} and copies its content to {{filename|/tmp/updates/}}. To confirm this, check for the presence of the file /tmp/updates/TESTING123
# Anaconda prepares the {{filename|updates.img}} and copies its content to {{filename|/tmp/updates/}}. To confirm this, check for the presence of the file {{filename|/tmp/updates/TESTING123}}.
# Anaconda proceeds without error
# Anaconda proceeds without error
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Revision as of 15:03, 2 November 2011

Description

This test will verify that anaconda can download and apply a updates.img that is inside the remote installation source without extra input from the user. For help preparing updates.img, see Anaconda/Updates


How to test

  1. Prepare a local installation source. You can mirror an existing online source or you can extract the files from a DVD.iso image.
  2. Make the installation source accessible over one of the supported network protocols (HTTP, FTP, NFS).
  3. Prepare a valid updates.img file. A suggested approach is to create a dummy updates.img with an empty file: 
    mkdir /tmp/updates
dd if=/dev/zero of=updates.img bs=1k count=1440
mke2fs updates.img
mount -o loop updates.img /tmp/updates
touch /tmp/updates/TESTING123
umount /tmp/updates

    A prebuilt updates.img is also available for download.

  4. Copy the updates.img into the images/ directory of your local installation source
  5. Boot the installer using the askmethod option at boot and select the protocol that will use the modified installation source where the updates.img was published. See Anaconda/Options for information on supported boot options.
  6. Proceed with installation

Expected Results

  1. Anaconda prepares the updates.img and copies its content to /tmp/updates/. To confirm this, check for the presence of the file /tmp/updates/TESTING123.
  2. Anaconda proceeds without error
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