Creating recovery media during oem-config fails to show blank DVDs

Mario, there is already a dell-recovery in maverick-proposed. Do you want to get that verified first and move to -updates? Or do you want this version to get into -proposed as fast as possible? In the latter case, please rebuild with -v0.71 to include the previous SRU in the source.changes, as the previous bugs need to be re-verified.

Hi Martin:

Lets get that verified first. I'll talk to some of the OEM services guys to see if I can get them to add some feedback to that SRU based on their test experience.

This one already includes the previous code, but is iterative to the previous changelog so doesn't mention those. As soon as the other one leaves -proposed for -updates can you move this one from unapproved to proposed?

This bug was fixed in the package dell-recovery - 0.76

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dell-recovery (0.76) natty; urgency=low

  [ Mario Limonciello ]
  * Add a new binary package, dell-recovery-bootloader.
  * Translate the recovery line that is inserted into grub.cfg based
    upon the initial language selected during OOBE.
  * Include a Chinese translation of the above.
  * Use dbus-launch to start brasero (LP: #698347)
  * Remove superfolous --set parameters in grub.cfg's.
  * Adjust to current modules available in natty for bootloader postinst.
  * If the utility partition is corrupted, abort DRMK install, but don't
    cause the installer to crash.
  * If a package specifies a modaliases field, don't mark it for automatic
    installation if it's in debs/main.
  * Mark Jockey to install both free and non-free drivers.
  * On native BTO compatible images make sure to record in bto.xml that they're
    native during stage1.
  * On native BTO compatible images also record the date during stage1.
  * Add a test for bug 700910. If encountered, skip that phase of install.
  * Update translations from Launchpad.

  [ Bryan Kemp ]
  * Updated Error string for non Dell/Alienware Systems
  * Added support for Alienware platforms
 -- Mario Limonciello <email address hidden> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:46:01 -0600

As it turns out there was a problem with 0.71.4 (and earlier) in a rounding error. Please accept 0.71.5 instead as this SRU is processed.

I am able to successfully create good recovery media with the proposed updates. Brasero now finds my recovery media, I can burn a recovery disc and also re-install successfully with the same media.

Accepted dell-recovery into maverick-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!

Testing with 0.71.6:

So far so good. I am able to create a good USB recovery stick with this update. The usb-creator tool runs to completion and I am not getting any bad or partially-burned USB sticks in testing so far. I've installed a system, created backup USB media, then restored the system with said USB stick and haven't had any failures.

This bug was fixed in the package dell-recovery - 0.71.6

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dell-recovery (0.71.6) maverick-proposed; urgency=low

  "6th time's a charm!"
  * Cherry pick from trunk:
    - Use dbus-launch for launching usb-creator to help alleviate crashes in dbus.
      (LP: #698347)
 -- Mario Limonciello <email address hidden> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:45:36 -0600