#fedora-bugzappers: F16 Alpha Blocker Review

Meeting started by jlaska at 17:00:06 UTC (full logs).

Meeting summary

  1. Roll Call (jlaska, 17:00:17)
  2. Basic information (jlaska, 17:03:23)
    1. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_Blocker_Bug_Meeting (jlaska, 17:03:26)
    2. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_16_Alpha_Release_Criteria (jlaska, 17:03:30)
    3. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Current_Release_Blockers (jlaska, 17:03:35)

  3. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722963 (jlaska, 17:05:36)
    1. TypeError: %d format: a number is required, not str (jlaska, 17:05:46)
    2. AGREED: 722963 - AcceptedBlocker for F16Final - appears to involve manual partition scenarios where the partition is not within the size limits for the format selected (jlaska, 17:11:31)
    3. Patch out for review on anaconda-devel, likely will be fixed well before F16Final (jlaska, 17:11:45)

  4. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723144 (jlaska, 17:12:03)
    1. anaconda 16.12 crashed after the partition process (jlaska, 17:12:09)
    2. ACTION: jlaska will propose rewording Alpha release criteria for paritioning to include [X] Use LVM? (jlaska, 17:14:34)
    3. AGREED: 723144 - AcceptedBlocker - Impacts default partition scenario and Alpha partition criteria (jlaska, 17:15:42)

  5. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723345 (jlaska, 17:16:35)
    1. Rescue mode fails - TypeError: progressWindow() takes exactly 4 arguments (6 given) (jlaska, 17:16:40)
    2. affects the Alpha criteria - "The rescue mode of the installer must start successfully and be able to detect and mount an existing default installation " (jlaska, 17:16:51)
    3. AGREED: 723345 - AcceptedBlocker for F16Alpha - impacts rescue mode Alpha criteria (jlaska, 17:18:36)
    4. Already fixed in anaconda-16.13-1 (jlaska, 17:18:57)

  6. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723475 (jlaska, 17:19:09)
    1. anaconda-16.12 - Unable to activate networking in anaconda (stage2) (jlaska, 17:19:15)
    2. group debated whether workaround of booting with "asknetwork" is acceptable for Alpha (jlaska, 17:32:22)
    3. AGREED: 723475 - unable to determine if workaround is acceptable for Alpha, review blocker status again next week with more details on failure (jlaska, 17:40:40)

  7. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725040 (jlaska, 17:41:17)
    1. rawhide installs generic-release package, instead of fedora-release (jlaska, 17:41:21)
    2. AGREED: 725040 - AcceptedNTH for F16Alpha - leave on proposed blocker list until we can confirm this does not impact artwork (jlaska, 17:54:58)
    3. adamw noted this bug may impact more than just artwork ... further investigation needed (jlaska, 17:56:15)

  8. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723526 (jlaska, 17:56:27)
    1. firstboot always runs even with RUN_FIRSTBOOT=NO in /etc/sysconfig/firstboot (jlaska, 17:56:40)
    2. AGREED: 723526 - Need more information to confirm whether bug exists after a *fresh* install (jlaska, 18:03:40)
    3. ACTION: need confirmation whether firstboot is activated after a *fresh* install (jlaska, 18:03:55)

  9. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718722 (jlaska, 18:04:16)
    1. Mismatched or corrupt version of stage1/stage2 (jlaska, 18:04:21)
    2. AGREED: 718722 - AcceptedBlocker for F16Beta, CommonBugs? - only impacts upgrades from F15 which is covered by beta criteria (jlaska, 18:09:51)
    3. pjones plans to investigate and we'll revisit if the severity increases (jlaska, 18:11:11)

  10. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723901 (jlaska, 18:11:14)
    1. pre-release anaconda compose is disabling 'rawhide' repo ... leaves no repos available for install (jlaska, 18:11:19)
    2. likely related to generic-release vs fedora-release troubles (jlaska, 18:19:27)
    3. AGREED: 723901 - revisit next meeting - impacts rawhide installs now, but unclear whether this will affect Branched (f16) media installs too (jlaska, 18:21:12)

  11. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690930 (jlaska, 18:21:23)
    1. microcode_ctl loops, impossible to boot (jlaska, 18:21:34)
    2. http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/CompareProviders <-- jlaska might want to add this to info for the previous bug (pjones, 18:23:57)
    3. AGREED: 690930 - AcceptedBlocker - bootable AMD systems favored over intel microcode update support for Alpha ... if no fix available, re-apply broken fix to allow AMD systems to boot (jlaska, 18:29:00)

  12. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720034 (jlaska, 18:30:43)
    1. AGREED: 720034 - request updated status in bug and revisit/retest before next meeting (jlaska, 18:33:56)

  13. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=714478 (jlaska, 18:34:07)
    1. CPU lockup during boot (jlaska, 18:35:03)
    2. AGREED: 714478 - brunowolff confirmed this issue is resolved in latest rawhide kernel, move to CLOSED (jlaska, 18:37:04)

  14. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723160 (jlaska, 18:37:18)
    1. Gnome-shell presents enormous warning dialog (jlaska, 18:37:23)
    2. Unclear on impact, could be bad if impacts desktop in all VMs (jlaska, 18:40:25)
    3. AGREED: More testing of live images needed to determine scope of failure (jlaska, 18:42:16)

  15. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=724928 (jlaska, 18:42:32)
    1. ACTION: jlaska - draft Alpha criteria to ensure that reboot/shutdown work as intended (desktop reboot/shutdown already covered in Beta) (jlaska, 18:46:24)
    2. AGREED: 724928 - AcceptedBlocker for F16Alpha - tentatively accepted for pending alpha criteria for proper shutdown/reboot behavior (jlaska, 18:47:59)

  16. Open discussion - <your bug here> (jlaska, 18:48:08)


Meeting ended at 18:51:05 UTC (full logs).

Action items

  1. jlaska will propose rewording Alpha release criteria for paritioning to include [X] Use LVM?
  2. need confirmation whether firstboot is activated after a *fresh* install
  3. jlaska - draft Alpha criteria to ensure that reboot/shutdown work as intended (desktop reboot/shutdown already covered in Beta)


Action items, by person

  1. jlaska
    1. jlaska will propose rewording Alpha release criteria for paritioning to include [X] Use LVM?
    2. jlaska - draft Alpha criteria to ensure that reboot/shutdown work as intended (desktop reboot/shutdown already covered in Beta)


People present (lines said)

  1. jlaska (309)
  2. adamw (145)
  3. pjones (66)
  4. tflink (52)
  5. Viking-Ice (45)
  6. buggbot (13)
  7. bcl (12)
  8. zodbot (4)
  9. brunowolff (4)
  10. robatino (2)
  11. athmane (2)
  12. nirik (1)
  13. rbergeron (1)
  14. satellit_ (1)


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