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TVUR Update Retriever - existing Updates were not associated with newly added Systems

(translated from my german topic http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkVantage-Technologies/TVUR-Update-Retriever-Package-Zuordnung-zum-Mo...

 

Problem: New added modeltypes were not associated to already downloaded packages.

 

My szenario:

  • UpdateRetriever 4.03.0005 
  • SystemUpdate 4.03.0007
  • X220 Tablet

I found the following entry which describes the problem in the UR Release Logs

"New in 2009-3-17 release: 1. There was a problem in Update Retriever 3.0.0011 that existing Updates were not associated with newly added Systems even if they are applicable. It was fixed in this release."

 

If SystemUpdate searches direct from SUPPORTCENTER it gets more packages than from the lokalen UR-Repository.

 

Example:

  • Repository already holds following models & their packages: T500/400, T520/420, X220 etc
  • New model added: X220 Tablet, 4299-2pg, Win7 (64bit), german
  • Searched for driver updates and downloaded all new
  • Changed all packages to "active"
  • Related packages (e.g.): "Power Management Driver" (8jku02ww.exe), http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS014939

 

Within the UR the 8jku02ww is not associated to model 4299, on the lenovo page (link above) the X220 tablet is listed.

(The UR holds the "Power Management Driver" versions: 1.60, 1.62, 1.63, 1.64)

 

In the database.xml in the UR-Repository is no model 4299 listed under SystemCompatibility:

[...]

 <Package id="8jku02ww" name="IBMPM" description="ThinkPad Power Management Driver">
    <FileName>8jku02ww_2_.xml</FileName>
    <Version>1.64</Version>
    <ReleaseDate>14.11.2011</ReleaseDate>
    <Size>2726712</Size>
    <URL>http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/</URL>
    <Mode>
    </Mode>
    <Type>Quest</Type>
    <Status>Active</Status>
    <PreviousStatus>Active</PreviousStatus>
    <LocalPath>\8jku02ww\8jku02ww_2_.xml</LocalPath>
    <Severity>Optional</Severity>
    <DisplayLicense>NotDisplay</DisplayLicense>
    <SystemCompatibility>
      <System mtm="4236" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="4314" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2732" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="3051" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="4290" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2082" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2007" os="Windows XP" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="4243" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2714" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2243" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2007" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="7762" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2765" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2056" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2055" os="Windows 7" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2243" os="Windows XP" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="7762" os="Windows XP" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2714" os="Windows XP" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2765" os="Windows XP" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2056" os="Windows XP" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2055" os="Windows XP" oslang="DE" />
      <System mtm="2082" os="Windows XP" oslang="DE" />
    </SystemCompatibility>
  </Package>

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