Running recovery from a recovery of a recovery fails

Bug #643889 reported by Mario Limonciello
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: dell-recovery

Binary package hint: dell-recovery

Version: 0.69

Summary:
A third-generation recovery image fails to be generated. First generation images are created in BTO builder mode or laid down in the factory. Second generation images are images created from the first generation images on a system. If a second generation image is laid on a system and then the user attempts to create a recovery image from that, it will fail.

This is because of some subtle differences in the way that a utility partition is handled during image capture.

Impact:
Users won't be able to generate recovery images twice in a row (when they receive a system, they will already have a first generation image on it).

Steps to Reproduce:
1) Build a BTO image using builder mode (--builder)
2) Lay that image on a system
3) From that system, create a backup image using standard mode
4) Lay that new image on a system
5) From that newly imaged system, attempt to create a backup using standard mode.

Regression Potential:
None. This fix only tests for the existence of an intermediary file used in the recovery process and aborts the failing portion of the code otherwise.

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package dell-recovery - 0.70

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dell-recovery (0.70) maverick; urgency=low

  * Fix recovery from recovery of a recovery. (LP: #643889)
 -- Mario Limonciello <email address hidden> Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:10:17 -0500

Changed in dell-recovery (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Please test proposed package

Accepted dell-recovery into lucid-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Changed in dell-recovery (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed
Revision history for this message
Marc Legris (maaarc-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Confirmed fixed with the 0.58.2 version of dell recovery.

Martin Pitt (pitti)
tags: added: verification-done
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package dell-recovery - 0.58.2

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dell-recovery (0.58.2) lucid-proposed; urgency=low

  * Cherry pick from trunk:
    - Work around a bug with interactions between a non-KMS plymouth and
      casper running when VT7 is active by not running casper stop if
    'noprompt' is not present in /proc/cmdline.
    - Fix recovery from recovery of a recovery. (LP: #643889)
    - Ubiquity bootstrap: sync before reboots.
 -- Mario Limonciello <email address hidden> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:03:41 -0500

Changed in dell-recovery (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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