Ubiquity 2.3.18 Pairwise Testing (& Wubi!)

[Ara Pulido]

Hello!

On 16/09/10 13:26, Ara Pulido wrote:
> Hello again,
> 
> Due to a major bug in ubiquity 2.3.18 [1] we need to hold the pairwise
> testing until Evan uploads a new ubiquity and generate new ISOs.
> 
> I have set the builds in the pairwise tracker [2] as "rebuilding" to
> avoid confusion.
> 
> I will follow up this email when everything is ready.

Ubiquity 2.3.19 is ready to test in today's ISOs and waiting for your
tests reports in the pairwise test tracker.

    http://pairwise.qa.ubuntu.com

Thanks everybody!
Ara.


> 
> And yes, this bug was a great example of why testing ubiquity prior to a
> milestone testing cycle is a good idea ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> Ara.
> 
> [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/640341
> [2] http://pairwise.qa.ubuntu.com
> 
> 
> On 16/09/10 12:08, Ara Pulido wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> As you know, in two weeks is Maverick RC and we will testing the ISOs in
>> a classic milestone testing cycle.
>>
>> But, before that, and to avoid classic last minute problems with
>> ubiquity, we are going to have a Pairwise Ubiquity Testing Cycle
>> starting just now!
>>
>> What is this?
>>
>> We have generated a set of testcases to try to cover as much options as
>> possible but without having to test them all.
>>
>> So, how can you participate?
>>
>> We have not written any formal testcases this time (as we have generate
>> them), but, it should be pretty easy to understand if you have been
>> testing the Ubuntu ISOs before.
>>
>>  1. Go to the Pairwise Tracker:
>>
>>     http://pairwise.qa.ubuntu.com
>>
>>  2. Select the image that you are going to test.
>>  3. Every image has a selection of testcases based on these possibilities:
>>
>> Disk partition: FullDisk (select full disk), Manual (manual
>> partitioning) or Autoresize (guided - auto resize)
>> Options: None (do not use any special option), OEM (run OEM
>> installation), FreeSoftware (use the only free software option)
>>
>> Please, cover the testcases in the tracker, first.
>>
>> *Wubi*
>>
>> Wubi is a special case. We have created a couple of testcases per
>> architecture: install & upgrade. Both install and upgrade can be done on
>> any of the flavours (add it in the result comments field). But we have
>> to make sure that they work correctly, as we usually have last minute
>> problems with Wubi. If you have a machine with Windows, please, help us
>> testing Wubi!
>>
>> That's all for now. Let's try to make Ubiquity rock before RC!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ara.
>>
>> P.S. Xubuntu ISOs containing Ubiquity 2.3.18 are still in the build
>> queue (and marked as rebuilding in the tracker). I will enable them as
>> soon as they are available.
>>
>