| 2012-03-09 14:51:57 |
Chris J Arges |
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| 2012-03-09 14:52:08 |
Chris J Arges |
libsmbios (Ubuntu): assignee |
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Chris J Arges (christopherarges) |
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| 2012-03-09 15:02:34 |
Chris J Arges |
description |
Description:
smbios-token-ctl is a command that is part of smbios-utils and allows the user to query or manipulate BIOS settings from the command-line. On Dell PowerEdge R610 (and perhaps other models) you can't query or set the "Prompt on Error" BIOS setting with the smbios-token-ctl command using the 10.04 (lucid) version of smbios-utils.
The 10.10 (maverick) version of the package works as expected on the same hardware.
How to reproduce:
On 10.04 with smbios-utils installed on Dell hardware, run the command:
# smbios-token-ctl -n 'Prompt on Error'
On 10.04 there will be no output.
On 10.10 the same command will output as expected:
root@example:~# smbios-token-ctl -n 'Prompt on Error'
================================================================================
Token: 0x024d - Prompt on Error (Enabled)
value: bool = true
Desc: Enabled the BIOS from prompting for F1/F2 on error. BIOS pauses at F1/F2
prompt.
================================================================================
Token: 0x024e - Prompt on Error (Disabled)
value: bool = false
Desc: Disables the BIOS from prompting for F1/F2 on error. BIOS continues to boot as if F1 had been pushed. |
[Impact]
Users of certain Dell PowerEdge hardware that need to query/set BIOS settings on Lucid 10.04 systems.
[Development Fix]
This bug is fixed from 10.10 and onward.
[Stable Fix]
To fix this bug it is suggested that the 10.10 package be backported to 10.04.
[Test Case]
On 10.04 with smbios-utils installed on Dell hardware, run the command:
# smbios-token-ctl -n 'Prompt on Error'
On 10.04 there will be no output.
On 10.10 the same command will output as expected:
[Regression Potential]
This package should be mostly isolated.
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Description:
smbios-token-ctl is a command that is part of smbios-utils and allows the user to query or manipulate BIOS settings from the command-line. On Dell PowerEdge R610 (and perhaps other models) you can't query or set the "Prompt on Error" BIOS setting with the smbios-token-ctl command using the 10.04 (lucid) version of smbios-utils.
The 10.10 (maverick) version of the package works as expected on the same hardware.
How to reproduce:
On 10.04 with smbios-utils installed on Dell hardware, run the command:
# smbios-token-ctl -n 'Prompt on Error'
On 10.04 there will be no output.
On 10.10 the same command will output as expected:
root@example:~# smbios-token-ctl -n 'Prompt on Error'
================================================================================
Token: 0x024d - Prompt on Error (Enabled)
value: bool = true
Desc: Enabled the BIOS from prompting for F1/F2 on error. BIOS pauses at F1/F2
prompt.
================================================================================
Token: 0x024e - Prompt on Error (Disabled)
value: bool = false
Desc: Disables the BIOS from prompting for F1/F2 on error. BIOS continues to boot as if F1 had been pushed. |
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| 2012-03-09 15:02:50 |
Chris J Arges |
nominated for series |
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Ubuntu Lucid |
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| 2012-03-09 15:48:08 |
Chris J Arges |
attachment added |
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libsmbbios_backport_lp950867.debdiff https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsmbios/+bug/950867/+attachment/2840442/+files/libsmbbios_backport_lp950867.debdiff |
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| 2012-03-09 15:53:35 |
Chris J Arges |
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| 2012-03-09 15:55:51 |
Chris J Arges |
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| 2012-03-09 15:57:49 |
Chris J Arges |
attachment added |
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libsmbbios_backport_lp950867_2.debdiff https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsmbios/+bug/950867/+attachment/2840556/+files/libsmbbios_backport_lp950867_2.debdiff |
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| 2012-03-14 13:44:31 |
Marc Deslauriers |
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| 2012-10-15 20:30:26 |
Chris J Arges |
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| 2014-02-07 16:03:29 |
Curtis Hovey |
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| 2014-09-02 16:11:44 |
Chris J Arges |
libsmbios (Ubuntu): assignee |
Chris J Arges (arges) |
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| 2016-06-24 20:40:29 |
Mario Limonciello |
libsmbios (Ubuntu): status |
Confirmed |
Won't Fix |
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| 2016-06-24 20:40:36 |
Mario Limonciello |
bug task added |
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libsmbios (Ubuntu Lucid) |
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| 2016-06-24 20:40:42 |
Mario Limonciello |
libsmbios (Ubuntu): status |
Won't Fix |
Fix Released |
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| 2016-06-24 20:40:44 |
Mario Limonciello |
libsmbios (Ubuntu Lucid): status |
New |
Won't Fix |
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