linaro-media-create fails when hwpack has a 3.0 kernel

[Ricardo Salveti]

For 11.07 release most hwpacks are delivering a 3.0 kernel, instead of the old 2.6.38, and current linaro-media-create head can't handle it correctly:

$ sudo linaro-media-create --mmc /dev/sdb --dev panda --rootfs ext3 --hwpack /home/rsalveti/projects/linaro/images/files/hwpack_linaro-lt-panda_20110723-0_armel_supported.tar.gz --binary /home/rsalveti/projects/linaro/images/files/nano-n-tar-20110723-0.tar.gz
...
This filesystem will be automatically checked every 39 mounts or
180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
`/tmp/tmpiw9195/binary/usr/lib/u-boot/omap4_panda/u-boot.bin' -> `/tmp/tmpiw9195/boot-disc/u-boot.bin'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./linaro-media-create", line 161, in <module>
    args.is_live, args.is_lowmem, args.consoles)
  File "/home/rsalveti/projects/linaro/linaro-image-tools/linaro_image_tools/media_create/boards.py", line 483, in populate_boot
    rootfs_uuid, boot_disk, boot_device_or_file)
  File "/home/rsalveti/projects/linaro/linaro-image-tools/linaro_image_tools/media_create/boards.py", line 570, in make_boot_files
    cls.set_appropriate_serial_tty(chroot_dir)
  File "/home/rsalveti/projects/linaro/linaro-image-tools/linaro_image_tools/media_create/boards.py", line 560, in set_appropriate_serial_tty
    minor_version = re.match('.*2\.6\.([0-9]{2}).*', basename).group(1)
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group'

[Ricardo Salveti (rsalveti)]

Without the fix we're unable to release the RC and the image for 11.07, as users are not going to be able to install their images.

[Ricardo Salveti (rsalveti)]

Tested patch http://paste.ubuntu.com/650662/ pointed by James at the IRC and it fixed the issue.

[James Westby (james-w)]

https://code.launchpad.net/~berolinux/linaro-image-tools/fix-linaro-android-media-create/+merge/68980 has the proposed fix.

Thanks,

James

[James Westby (james-w)]

err, wrong tab, sorry.