Draft laptop testing spec

[Lance Lassetter]

On Sun, 2005-06-05 at 11:59 +0800, Trent Lloyd wrote:
> Matthew,
> 
> On Sat, Jun 04, 2005 at 11:05:38AM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> > Here's a draft laptop testing spec. It's expected that most laptops will
> > currently fail most of the points on here, but things ought to start
> > changing pretty quickly at this point. Comments? Suggestions for extra
> > items?
> > 
> > INSTALL
> > 
> > Did the installer complete without errors?
> > 
> > BASIC HARDWARE TEST
> > 
> > Does X start correctly?
> >   After installation is complete, a graphical login window should appear
> > 
> > Is X running at the correct resolution?
> >   The X desktop should be sharp and clear. System/Preferences/Screen 
> >   Resolution should default to the resolution of the screen
> > 
> > Does glxinfo return the line "direct rendering: Yes"?
> >   Start a terminal and type the following:
> >   glxinfo | grep rendering
> >   This will print either "direct rendering: Yes" or "direct rendering:
> > No"
> > 
> > Does the wired ethernet work?
> >   Can you browse the internet when plugged into the wired ethernet port?
> 
> Obviously some configuration steps would be in order.
> 
> > 
> > Does the wireless ethernet work?
> >   Can you browse the internet when near a wireless access point?
> 
> Ditto above.
> 
> Whether iwlist <interface> scan works on that chipset would also be
> usefull
> 
> > Does the trackpad work?
> >   Does it move the mouse pointer?
> >   Does the right hand side emulate a mouse scroll wheel?
> 
> Does it tap when you hit the mousepad
> 
> 
> > Does the trackpoint work?
> >   Does it move the mouse pointer?
> > 
> > ADVANCED HARDWARE TEST
> > 
> > Does the modem work?
> >   Right click on the panel and select add to panel. Choose "Modem 
> >   monitor" and click OK. Right click and select properties. Enter the 
> >   password. Click add, and choose modem (PPP). Enter a phone number on 
> >   the next screen. Enter username and password. Apply the changes and 
> >   then select Activate from the phone applet menu. Does the machine dial
> >   out correctly?
> 
> Is breezy going to support using sl-modem-daemon?

Speaking of modems, here on a Dell Inspiron 8200 linuxant modem driver
is broken when ACPI is enabled.  Have to boot with alternate kernel in
grub.conf with acpi off.  This is an older laptop though, circa 2002 I
think.

> 
> > Does pressing the volume hotkeys raise, lower and mute volume?
> >   This may or may not result in a dialog appearing on screen showing the
> >   current volume
> 
> These keys may have to be setup in keyboard shortcuts first (If so,
> perhaps they should be reported as some defaults, although i see
> conflicts appearing, maybe some SMI information can be used to determine
> models of laptops and what hotkeys to use?)
> 
> > Do the brightness keys alter the screen brightness?
> >   Brightness up should raise the screen brightness, and down should 
> >   lower it. On machines with light sensors, the hotkey should enable 
> >   and disable this.
> > 
> > Does the video display hotkey switch the external display on and off?
> >   Without rebooting the machine, connect a monitor to the external 
> >   display. Press the display key. Does a picture appear on the monitor? 
> >   Is it correct?
> > 
> > Does the wireless button enable and disable wireless?
> >   When enabled, the wireless monitor applet in the top right of the 
> >   screen should show a signal. When disabled, it should not.
> 
> When near an access point.
> 
> As a point we should probably introduce some support for detecting when
> the kill switch is active, for example the ipw2200 reports this.
> 
> > Do application buttons (mail, help, web) launch appropriate
> > applications?
> >   Pressing application buttons should launch an application, or bring it
> >   to the front if it is already running.
> 
> Same as volume.
> 
> > Is the machine discoverable from a mobile phone with bluetooth?
> >   On the phone, select "Discover devices". See if the computer is 
> >   listed.
> > 
> > If an infra red phone is placed in front of the infra red port, does
> > its 
> > address appear in /proc/net/irda/discovery ?
> >   Ensure that infra-red is switched on on the phone. Place it in front 
> >   of the infra-red port. From a terminal, type
> > 
> >   cat /proc/net/irda/discovery
> > 
> >   and see if it contains a line referring to the phone
> > 
> > Does attaching a docking station result in all of the hardware
> > appearing 
> > correctly under Linux?
> >   Do USB ports on the docking station work?
> >   Does the video out on the docking station work?
> >   Do any removable media devices in the docking station work?
> >   If the docking station contains a battery, does it show up correctly?
> > 
> > Does removing the docking station result in correct behaviour?
> >   If the docking station is removed, does Linux carry on running?
> >   If the docking station is reattached, does the docking station still 
> >   work?
> > 
> > POWER MANAGEMENT TEST
> > 
> > Does pressing the sleep button cause the machine to sleep?
> >   After a few seconds, the machine's screen should go blank and the 
> >   sleep light come on
> 
> This is off by default in acpi-support, is that going to change ?
> 
> > Does the machine then wake up correctly?
> >   After a few seconds, the machine should wake up. Moving the mouse 
> >   should result in a screen unlock box appearing.
> >   Does the keyboard still work after resume?
> >   Does the network still work after resume?
> 
> - Can you goto sleep again 
> 
> > Does pressing the hibernate button cause the machine to hibernate?
> >   (Not all machines have hibernate buttons)
> >   The screen should go blank. Some time later, the machine should
> > switch 
> >   off.
> > Does the machine then wake up correctly?
> >   Pressing the power button should result in the machine waking up.
> >   After a while, moving the mouse should result in a screen unlock box 
> >   appearing.
> >   Does the keyboard still work after resume?
> >   Does the network still work after resume?
> 
> Can you still suspend again
> 
> > Does performing these actions from the logout menu behave identically?
> 
> I think reports should also include an lspci and perhaps some other info
> (maybe a hardware database ID?) so we can see what hardware doesn't
> work, etc.
> 
> Cheers,
> Trent
> 
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> > Matthew Garrett | mjg59 at srcf.ucam.org
> > 
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> Trent Lloyd <lathiat at bur.st>
> Bur.st Networking Inc.
>