Re: Questions about testing

2012-08-15 Thread Ho Wan Chan
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Re: Questions about testing

2012-08-15 Thread Gema Gomez
On 14/08/12 12:17, Ho Wan Chan wrote: > You don't normally use Windows alongside Ubuntu Wubi in VMs, also then > the bootloader is better. Agreed, the usual use case here is a user on their PC installing from wubi from their windows. Same concerns apply, when doing this, back up your data! Gema

Re: Questions about testing

2012-08-14 Thread Ho Wan Chan
You don't normally use Windows alongside Ubuntu Wubi in VMs, also then the bootloader is better. 2012/8/14 Tobias > but wubi testing is preferred on real hardware, right?? > > > > > Am 14.08.2012 12:06, schrieb Gema Gomez: > > On 14/08/12 11:04, Ho Wan Chan wrote: > > > Mart, > > Use Gema's op

Re: Questions about testing

2012-08-14 Thread Tobias
but wubi testing is preferred on real hardware, right?? Am 14.08.2012 12:06, schrieb Gema Gomez: On 14/08/12 11:04, Ho Wan Chan wrote: Mart, Use Gema's opinion: She's an official Canonical employee, while I am only a active community tester... Hey, everyone's opinion count and is welc

Re: Questions about testing

2012-08-14 Thread Gema Gomez
On 14/08/12 11:04, Ho Wan Chan wrote: > Mart, > > Use Gema's opinion: She's an official Canonical employee, while I am > only a active community tester... Hey, everyone's opinion count and is welcome! More than a canonical employee I am a QA Engineer, I have been for many years now, so I tried

Re: Questions about testing

2012-08-14 Thread Ho Wan Chan
Mart, Use Gema's opinion: She's an official Canonical employee, while I am only a active community tester... 2012/8/14 Gema Gomez > Hi Mart, > > I disagree with Ho Wan Chan, here is my opinion. > > On 14/08/12 10:13, "Mart Küng" wrote: > > Hi > > > > I have a couple of questions about how to co

Re: Questions about testing

2012-08-14 Thread Gema Gomez
Hi Mart, I disagree with Ho Wan Chan, here is my opinion. On 14/08/12 10:13, "Mart Küng" wrote: > Hi > > I have a couple of questions about how to configure my machine when testing. > Is there a significant difference if any between testing in virtual > machine and installing on real hardware?

Re: Questions about testing

2012-08-14 Thread Ho Wan Chan
Mart: Of course there IS a difference. Testing in real hardware gives you much better performance. But then, try not to dual-boot. Instead, use TestDrive or Oracle VM virtualbox in your regular Ubuntu system. 2012/8/14 "Mart Küng" > Hi > > I have a couple of questions about how to configure my

Questions about testing

2012-08-14 Thread Mart Küng
Hi I have a couple of questions about how to configure my machine when testing. Is there a significant difference if any between testing in virtual machine and installing on real hardware? Would it be reasonable to dual boot version I'm testing with my regular everyday system? I ask this because