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Re: Call for Ubuntu Boot testing

 

Hello, One of the error messages was related securityfs not being mounted on
(read-only system or something similar).

Br,
 jarkko

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 1:03 AM, Robbie Williamson <robbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> On 09/09/2009 04:56 PM, Jarkko Lietolahti wrote:
> > Hello,
> >  This is the bootchart with staging PPA. Some horrifying messages in
> > during the boot though ;)
> Those are being addressed.
>
> > No graphical Ubuntu progress bar,
> On purpose.  The plan is to not need usplash (this bar) unless a boot
> exception
> occurs (i.e. filesystem check), and simply go to xsplash.
>
> > some red
> > FAIL lines passed also, but everything seems to work.
> Also being addressed. Thanks for the feedback!
>
> -Robbie
> >
> > br,
> >  Jarkko
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:42 AM, Robbie Williamson
> > <robbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:robbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >     And if you are feeling insane...you can check out the "make it
> >     faster bits" here:
> >
> >     https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-boot/+archive/staging
> >
> >
> >     On 09/09/2009 07:08 AM, Scott James Remnant wrote:
> >     > Are you running Karmic Alpha 5, or an even-more up to date Karmic?
> >     >
> >     > Are you feeling adventurous?
> >     >
> >     > Then I could do with your help testing some boot updates.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > Firstly though, I would ask that if you have coursework or
> >     homework due
> >     > really soon; or something else that you really urgently need to do
> >     with
> >     > your computer, that you pass this by.  While I'm pretty confident
> >     things
> >     > will work, if they don't, Murphy's law says they won't for you.
> >     >
> >     > Secondly if you're using network filesystems, please don't try
> >     this just
> >     > yet - I'll follow up when the necessary update for those is ready.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > What you need to do:
> >     >
> >     >  - Install bootchart and reboot.
> >     >
> >     >  - Check that this gives you a baseline bootchart in
> >     /var/log/bootchart.
> >     >
> >     >  - Add the ubuntu-boot PPA to your APT config:
> >     >
> >     >       echo deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-boot/ppa/ubuntu
> >     karmic main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-boot-ppa
> >     >
> >     >         apt-get update
> >     >
> >     >  - If you're running up to date Karmic, you can just "upgrade" from
> >     >    here; otherwise something like the following should work:
> >     >
> >     >       apt-get install anacron at avahi-daemon cron dbus hal
> hostname \
> >     >               module-init-tools network-manager procps rsyslog \
> >     >               initscripts sysvinit-utils sysv-rc udev upstart
> >     >
> >     >  - Make sure the install/upgrade is successful.
> >     >
> >     >  - Reboot again.
> >     >
> >     >  - Obviously check that it boots, and that you get a new bootchart
> >     >    in /var/log/bootchart
> >     >
> >     >  - Mail *both* of these bootcharts to me (or the ubuntu-boot ML if
> you
> >     >    want to share)
> >     >
> >     > Scott
> >     >
> >
> >
>

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