Bug 2650

Summary:	deploying image
Product:	[Build System, Metadata & Runtime] Hob	Reporter:	Jim A <jfabernathy>
Component:	hob	Assignee:	Belen Barros Pena <belen.barros.pena>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Medium	CC:	cristiana.voicu, dvhart, jessica.zhang, jiajun.xu, poky.bs.watcher, poky.watcher, richard.purdie
Version:	1.2
Target Milestone:	Future
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Multiple
Whiteboard:
OS type for building Yocto:	---	Type of Regression:	---
Verified:		Documentation change:	Yes (doc changes required)

Description Jim A 2012-06-22 11:59:00 UTC

After you successfully build an image, one of the options that pops up in the ability to deploy the image. i.e. copy it to a USB key, etc.

I think there needs to be some choices added to that option: i.e.
1) Install image to USB key using DD
2) Install image in zip drive format to USB key.
3) Install image to hard drive with Grub bootloader

Comment 1 Jessica 2012-09-11 22:20:06 UTC

Move to 1.4 and assign to me as placeholder

Comment 2 Belen Barros Pena 2013-03-01 16:05:17 UTC

This feature applies to the image deployment tool, which up to now we have treated separately from Hob, and that it's currently quite basic.

I think it would be a good idea to work on the deployment tool as part of the 1.5 release, including the features requested in this bug.

Comment 3 Cristiana Voicu 2013-04-15 08:50:50 UTC

Belen,
Can you please provide a design for us? If you have any questions related to this feature please ask us. 

Cristian: Initial Design: Provide a button with "Install on USB" in the "Image details" page which will require the following info:
1.USB device to install to
2. Request for a superuser password

Note: Handling Grub and other bootloaders is a more difficult task.

Thanks,
Cristiana

Comment 4 Belen Barros Pena 2013-04-15 09:35:18 UTC

Hi Cristiana,

As far as I know, Hob launches a deployment tool when you hit the 'deploy' button. To avoid overloading the image details screen, any deploy-related options should probably display in that tool.

I will work on a design for this.

Comment 5 Richard Purdie 2014-05-03 18:06:59 UTC

We're not developing hob any further so closing as won't fix. Future developments will be on toaster and there are other deployment disucssions ongoing.