Ubiquity 2.3.18 Pairwise Testing (& Wubi!)

[Ara Pulido]

Hello,

On 18/09/10 15:55, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
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> On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:56:46 +0200
> Ara Pulido <ara at ubuntu.com> wrote:
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>> 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.
> 
> Thanks for the notice, Ara. However, would it be better to remove the
> ISO dates from the tracker, and simply use the Ubiquity versions? The
> images are rebuilt daily, with new dates. If the version of
> Ubiquity is not changed, the image could have the same Ubiquity 2.3.19
> version for many days.
> 
> - From the tracker:
> 
> We are now testing 17th September ISOs

Good point. I'll change that.

Thanks!
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.
>>>>
>>>
>>
> 
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