** Description changed: + [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. + + -- + 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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