On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I am currently planning to set up a test system with 5 (later up to 10) > machines boot testing each new coreboot commit. This test system will be > serviced (i.e. recovery from bricking) Mo-Fr during CET/CEST office hours. > > Current goals for every commit: > - Check if coreboot + SeaBIOS are able to boot Linux to a point where > network is up and running > > Current goals for every work day: > - Check if screen, keyboard and touchpad/mouse work > - Check if USB works and has the expected transfer speed (i.e. if USB > High and Super Speed both work) > > Future goals for every work day: > - Run memtest86+ (short run) > - Run GRUB2 and boot Linux > - Check if USB works (see above) > > Once any test running once per work day can be automated with reasonable > effort (i.e. not requiring robots or human interaction), it can be moved > to a per-commit goal. > > The selection of target systems should include: > 1. at least one x86 laptop without an active ME (present but inactive > would be OK) > 2. at least one x86 laptop which can boot x86-blob-free (except microcode) > 3. at least one x86 board or laptop which needs neither blobs (except > microcode) nor ME > 4. at least one x86 board with reasonable (past or present) business > market penetration > 5. if the first two laptops use the same CPU vendor, a board using a > different x86 CPU vendor > > Hi Carl-Daniel, Thanks for setting this up. I think it would be great to have Qemu and a couple of the boards supported by SimNOW. They don't really fit into your categories, but it is important to keep them working. Thanks, Myles > 1+2 are designed to partially remove the potential for nasty surprises, > 3 should remove nasty surprises completely, 4 is the one I need to show > that the test system is actually relevant for our goals, 5 should give > us better coverage outside the most common systems used by coreboot > developers. > > > Please nominate machines (e.g. "Thinkpad T60 with Intel graphics") and > tell me to which category they belong. If a system fits into multiple > categories, please specify that as well. > I will try to consolidate the recommendations and buy those machines. > Once the system is up and running (hopefully in May), I will add more > machines suggested by the community as time permits. > > The time window for suggestions will close at the end of February. > > Fire away! > > Regards, > Carl-Daniel > > > -- > coreboot mailing list: [email protected] > http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot >
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