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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you Phill,

I'm looking forward to the second re-spin :-)

Best regards
Nio

On 2013-07-25 13:42, Phill Whiteside wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> well spotted, for some reason the alternates did not get the 2nd respin
> when the kernel changed. This is being done now. All the test results
> will stand and the gremlin mentioned in the -4 kernel will not be
> mentioned in the release notes :)
> 
> Thanks for all the work on this one!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Phill.
> 
> On 25 July 2013 11:56, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     I suggest a respin of the 32-bit alternate iso changing the kernel from
>     3.10.0-4 to 3.10.0-5, which would solve several problems, maybe even
>     your show stopper, Lance.
> 
>     If too late for the Alpha 2, I'm eagerly awaiting the next daily build.
> 
>     Best regards
>     Nio
> 
>     On 2013-07-25 12:25, Lance wrote:
>     > It seems that this is going to take some time to resolve :^)
>     >
>     > We always mention in the release notes that "this is an alpha so
>     expect
>     > bugs".
>     >
>     > ATM I sort of think this time we should say something like:
>     >
>     > "Due to recent kernel and xorg changes we know that the alpha 2 images
>     > are finicky (could use the word "problematic") with some hardware.
>     We're
>     > continuing to look into this issue, but if you can't boot the live
>     image
>     > to a working DE we recommend not installing this alpha 2 image".
>     >
>     > That's a rough draft.
>     >
>     > What do you all think?
>     >
>     > Lance
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     > *From:* Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>>
>     > *To:* Lance <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx>>
>     > *Cc:* Jonathan Marsden <jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx>>; Phill Whiteside
>     > <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>; lubuntu-qa <lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>; Lars
>     > Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx>>
>     > *Sent:* Thursday, July 25, 2013 4:35 AM
>     > *Subject:* Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Prepping for the last upgrade test
>     >
>     > I'm glad you can install the server Lance.
>     >
>     > I guess you mean that it works in your VIA computer. One more
>     thing that
>     > works :-)
>     >
>     > And yes, we might have different problems. Phill and I might also have
>     > different problems ... or two or three of us have the same problem.
>     >
>     > Could it be that some package comes as a different version from
>     the iso
>     > compared to via the network? So that we share the problem with Lars? I
>     > think this is the case with the kernel (which makes a difference with
>     > zRAM). Could there be some other package too?
>     >
>     > Best regards
>     > Nio
>     >
>     > On 2013-07-25 10:59, Lance wrote:
>     >> The server image worked OK so it's likely an Xorg bug.
>     >>
>     >> But Nio is having trouble too:
>     >>
>     >>
>     https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/1203852
>     >>
>     >> I sort of think that we're having two different problems but I'm
>     not sure.
>     >>
>     >> Lance
>     >>
>     >> PS: sorry for the top posting but I have a hardware mess right now so
>     >> I'm just "getting by" :^(
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     >> *From:* Lance <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx>
>     <mailto:lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx>>>
>     >> *To:* Jonathan Marsden <jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>     > <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx>>>;
>     Phill Whiteside
>     >> <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>>>
>     >> *Cc:* lubuntu-qa <lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     > <mailto:lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>>
>     >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 25, 2013 2:54 AM
>     >> *Subject:* Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Prepping for the last upgrade test
>     >>
>     >> I'd never tried a server daily image.
>     >>
>     >> For that matter I haven't installed a server image since maybe
>     2007 :^(
>     >>
>     >> So far I've tried the Xubuntu Alpha 2 image and I know it fails too.
>     >>
>     >> I have also captured some screenshots with my camera, but this
>     may take
>     >> a while.
>     >>
>     >> Anyway I'm trying this server image now:
>     >>
>     >> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/pending/
>     >>
>     >> It shows last updated 07/25 so I'll see what happens.
>     >>
>     >> Lance
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     >> *From:* Jonathan Marsden <jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>     > <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx>>>
>     >> *To:* Lance <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx>
>     <mailto:lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx>>>; Phill
>     > Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>>>
>     >> *Cc:* lubuntu-qa <lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     > <mailto:lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>>
>     >> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 24, 2013 7:11 PM
>     >> *Subject:* Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Prepping for the last upgrade test
>     >>
>     >> Lance,
>     >>
>     >> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Lance wrote:
>     >>
>     >>> So, I need to figure out if it's the kernel or X
>     ................... that
>     >>> could take a while.
>     >>
>     >> Boot and install Ubuntu Server.  If that works, the kernel is OK :)
>     >>
>     >> You could also use the mini.iso if you prefer.
>     >>
>     >> Jonathan
>     >> --
>     >>  Jonathan Marsden
>     >>  jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>     <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
>     > <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>     <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx>>>
>     >
> 
> 
> 
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