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<h1>QA:Testcase Media USB dd</h1>
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<p class="admonition-title">Associated release criterion</p>
<p>This test case is associated with the <a href="../../../guidelines/release_criteria/r9/9_release_criteria/#initialization-requirements">Release_Criteria#initialization-requirements</a> release criterion. If you are doing release validation testing, a failure of this test case may be a breach of that release criterion.</p>
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<h2 id="description">Description<a class="headerlink" href="#description" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>This verifies that Rocky Linux ISO image can be written to USB media using <code>dd</code> command, and the resulting USB media successfully boots to the Anaconda Installer.</p>
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<p class="admonition-title">DATA LOSS</p>
<p>Any data on the USB stick used for this test is likely to be destroyed. Please do not use a stick whose contents you need to keep.</p>
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<h2 id="setup">Setup<a class="headerlink" href="#setup" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
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<li>Provide a USB media device that is larger than the ISO image you wish to test and that it can be completely erased.</li>
<li>Provide a Linux (or other *nix system) that has the <code>dd</code> command available and an unoccupied USB port.</li>
<li>Download the Rocky Linux ISO image you wish to test onto the test system.<ul>
<li>Example command:<br><code>curl -LOR https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/8/isos/x86_64/Rocky-x86_64-boot.iso</code></li>
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<li>Download the <code>CHECKSUM</code> file that goes with the Rocky Linux ISO image that you wish to test.<ul>
<li>Example command:<br><code>curl -LOR https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/8/isos/x86_64/CHECKSUM</code></li>
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<li>Download the <code>CHECKSUM.sig</code> file that does with the <code>CHECKSUM</code> file.<ul>
<li>Example command:<br><code>curl -LOR https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/8/isos/x86_64/CHECKSUM.sig</code></li>
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<li>Download the Rocky Release Engineering GPG key.<ul>
<li>Example command:<br><code>curl -LOR https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/RPM-GPG-KEY-rockyofficial</code></li>
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<h2 id="how-to-test">How to test<a class="headerlink" href="#how-to-test" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
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<li>Import the Rocky Release Engineering GPG key.<ul>
<li>Example command:<br><code>gpg --import RPM-GPG-KEY-rockyofficial</code></li>
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<li>Verify the signature of the CHECKSUM file.<ul>
<li>Example command:<br><code>gpg --verify-file CHECKSUM.sig</code></li>
</ul>
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<li>Verify the CHECKSUM of the Rocky Linux ISO...<ul>
<li>Example command:<br><code>shasum -a 256 --ignore-missing -c CHECKSUM</code></li>
</ul>
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<li>Write the Rocky Linux ISO to the USB media using <code>dd</code>...<ul>
<li>Example command:<br><code>dd if=Rocky-8.5-x86_64-boot.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=16M status=progress oflag=direct</code><br>...where you replace <code>sdX</code> with the device identifier of your USB media.<br><strong>This will destroy all data on the disk.</strong></li>
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<li>Boot the test system with the USB media.</li>
<li>In the boot menu select the appropriate option to boot the installer.</li>
<li><strong>[OPTIONAL]</strong> Proceed with installation on the test system.<br><strong>Depending on installer choices this MAY destroy all the data on the test system.</strong></li>
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<h2 id="expected-results">Expected Results<a class="headerlink" href="#expected-results" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
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<li>The gpg signature on the <code>CHECKSUM</code> file is valid.</li>
<li>The <code>CHECKSUM</code> of the Rocky Linux ISO is valid.</li>
<li>The Rocky Linux ISO is written to the USB stick without errors.</li>
<li>The USB stick boots without errors.</li>
<li>The Anaconda Installer starts without errors.</li>
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<p class="admonition-title">DATA LOSS</p>
<p>If you choose to complete the installation of the test system any/all data on the system may be lost. Please do not install on a system whose contents you need to keep.</p>
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<p><strong>[OPTIONALLY]</strong><br>
6. The installation finishes successfully and, if the minimal or DVD ISO were used, the package repository on the USB stick (not a network based repository) was used for the installation.</p>
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