apport_pkgfailure function of DistUpgradeApport.py should include current dmesg
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Brian Murray | ||
| Oneiric |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Brian Murray | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: update-manager
It'd be useful to include a current version of dmesg with apport package failures during distribution upgrades to help determine if the reporter is experiencing hardware failure. See bug 773137 and its VarLogDistUpgra
2011-04-29 05:51:51,011 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: '/var/cache/
2011-04-29 05:51:51,011 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() xulrunner-1.9.2: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/
2011-04-29 05:51:51,029 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: '/var/cache/
| Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Brian Murray (brian-murray) |
| status: | Triaged → Fix Released |
I actually included this in the generic update-manager apport package hook so it'll appear in all update-manager bug reports instead of just distribution upgrades.
'''apport package hook for update-manager
(c) 2011 Canonical Ltd.
Author: Brian Murray <email address hidden>
'''
from apport.hookutils import *
def add_info(report):
# collect gconf settings for update-manager
report[
# grab the non-default values too as it is easier to compare with both the
# settings and the non-default values
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