Sorry guys! I sent that message "Quick Question..." To the wrong list. I meant to send it to the manual team.
Thomas Corwin On Mar 14, 2013, at 1:18 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Send Ubuntu-quality mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Ubuntu-quality digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Quality Community (Nicholas Skaggs) > 2. Re: TestDrive for Mac? (Nicholas Skaggs) > 3. Quick Question... (Thomas Corwin) > 4. New list member from UbuntuKylin (Jun Ma) > 5. Re: PAE (Nio Wiklund) > 6. Re: [Lubuntu-qa] 13.04 Beta 1 (Nio Wiklund) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:12:04 -0400 > From: Nicholas Skaggs <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Quality Community > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > I wanted to cross-post this to our list as well, as it contains some > pertinent info, as well as what I've written on my blog post this afternoon: > > http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/03/kick-starting-quality-for-ubuntu-touch.html > > In short, let's leverage our knowledge of manual and automated testing > for the new platform.. Starting with the core applications. We'll also > be getting into hardware testing, writing some cool automated tests > using umockdev (https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev) and autopilot if > we can, and in general smoke testing and dogfooding the images and apps > as they come. But there's no reason to wait! We can be involved now and > stay informed with what's happening on the platform, as well as working > with the developers to keep things humming along nicely. There's plenty > of cool stuff to do, enjoy and test no matter what skills you bring to > the table, and it's all happening now. > > I'm excited about being a part of making sure ubuntu touch is an amazing > platform -- I know I want a ubuntu phone, and we can be a big part of > making it a nice experience. > > Squirming with excitement, > > Nicholas > > On 03/13/2013 07:03 PM, Nicholas Skaggs wrote: >> Just wanted to drop by the list to say hello and introduce myself and >> everyone else in ubuntu quality. I'm part of the quality community >> team, and I can't want to dive in and help test all this cool stuff >> you guys are putting together! >> >> To that end, I wanted to make you aware of a few things happening now >> to help support the testing of these applications. There is a >> pre-existing project,https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-manual-tests/, and >> tracker, http://packages.qa.ubuntu.com/, that we as a team utilize for >> manual testing the current ubuntu desktop images, applications, >> hardware, etc. In a nutshell, we as a team regularly test the desktop >> images and applications on a variety of real and virtual hardware. We >> maintain our tests in the repository linked above, and utilize several >> 'qatrackers' to record our results, ie packages.qa.ubuntu.com. >> >> With that in mind, we want to help test this new platform, including >> the core apps. I've started to point folks within our community >> towards the work that is going on here in order to have some nice >> testing going on as your applications reach a usable state. As an >> example, I took a look at the calculator app which has made great >> strides against the design that has been posted thus far. Using that >> design, I wrote several tests that walk through a series of actions >> and expected results. You can see the result here: >> >> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~nskaggs/ubuntu-manual-tests/ubuntutouch/view/head:/testcases/touch/ubuntu%20calculator%20app >> >> This test then ends up looking this this on our tracker (note this is >> just a mockup on a dev site, don't submit results :-) ); >> >> http://packages.qa.dev.stgraber.org/qatracker/milestones/250/builds/27920/testcases/1560/results >> >> This raw seem a bit weird to look at for some of you, but I would >> refer you to the following pages on how we write and maintain our >> manual tests: >> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/TestCaseFormat >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/ContributingTestcases/Manual >> >> So, what does this mean for all of you? >> >> -- If you have some manual tests for your application, please, create >> and submit them to the repository! We'll make sure our testing events >> utilize them. There's great tutorials if your new to what a manual >> test should look like. >> -- If you need some manual testing of your application, please let me >> know. We in ubuntu quality can help write tests if needed and test >> your app. >> >> We as a community also have been working with autopilot, and have some >> experience in writing those types of tests as well. There's some >> excellent resources to help you, and I'm always interested in >> automated tests if you need help :-) >> >> In short, let us help make your apps rock! We're excited about the >> possibilities of the new platform and eager to get our feet wet and >> help test all the new stuff. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Nicholas > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-quality/attachments/20130313/14ce808b/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:26:36 -0400 > From: Nicholas Skaggs <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: TestDrive for Mac? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > On 03/13/2013 12:21 PM, Anastasya Filatova wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Could you please help me? I'm looking for possibility to run TestDrive >> on Mac. Is it enough to satisfy python packages dependencies? Or it >> has some additional specific requirements? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Anastasya Filatova > Anastasya, I'm not sure if anyone here would have any direct knowledge > to help you as far as porting efforts would go. In theory, if you setup > an X11 enviroment on a mac, and the dependencies for testdrive, you > could get it to run . . . heh . . . > > However, what are you hoping to accomplish by using testdrive on mac? > Perhaps suggestions can be made to use a native tool instead. > > Nicholas > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-quality/attachments/20130313/1c7afadb/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:43:06 -0400 > From: Thomas Corwin <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Quick Question... > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello everyone! Now, I don't like to ask bad questions, especially when I > don't have a voice in the matter, but, has anyone ever thought of adding a > Wine section to the manual? > > Now, I know what some of you are thinking, "Why would we need this? It's > completely unrelated." I think it is relative, mainly because it is a very > common application used in Linux. > > If somehow, this idea is approved, I will take this section, otherwise, I may > not be able to help in anyway to the manual, due to the fact I know more > about Wine, than any of the available sections for editing. > > Thought I'd ask! > Thomas Corwin > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:25:15 +0800 > From: Jun Ma <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: New list member from UbuntuKylin > Message-ID: > <CAJYw_x98w=uqhl4vyts5m605ymemnx_380wf_ndopxwvvbp...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi all, I am Jun Ma from UbuntuKylin Team. Our flavor images have been > ready since 11th March. We have been doing the ISO testing on QATracker and > been sub-uniting our QA team for continuous tests. Welcome anyone > interested in helping to join us. We need suggestions and help for making > the QA work more regular and keep step to the release schedule. Thanks! > > BTW, We have built a sample wiki of QA and been making it more perfect: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuKylin/QA > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-quality/attachments/20130314/e092bdec/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:08:01 +0100 > From: Nio Wiklund <[email protected]> > To: Alex Janko <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PAE > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On 2013-03-04 19:17, Nio Wiklund wrote: >> [I forgot to broadcast the first reply to [email protected]] >> >> On 2013-03-04 18:54, Alex Janko wrote: >>> How would I go about getting a non-pae build of 12.04? >> Lubuntu 12.04 and Xubuntu 12.04 come with non-pae by default. So you can >> start there and add desktop environments afterwards if you want more >> eye-candy >> >> See also this link (I have tested 7bit's method and it works for me in >> an IBM Thinkpad T42) >> >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2113826 > I remind you about 7bit's fake-pae method, that can prolong the life of > Pentium M. It works for me :-) > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:17:45 +0100 > From: Nio Wiklund <[email protected]> > To: Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] 13.04 Beta 1 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi Phill, > > I have an IBM Thinkpad T42 with a non-pae Pentium M, that accepts 7bit's > fake-pae. What do you need? Please specify in detail, and I'll try to do > it :-) > > Nio alias sudodus > > On 2013-03-13 02:45, Phill Whiteside wrote: >> Hi alex, >> >> I do not have enough information to ask the developers about your problem. >> We really do need a bug filing as per my earlier email to you. >> >> Regards, >> >> Phill. >> >> On 12 March 2013 14:15, Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Oooch! >>> >>> You can always grab a non-pae version and install that so that the machine >>> has a (u)buntu running. Lubuntu were still certainly releasing non-pae >>> versions up to 12.04 *i386 *[1] which should install on that machine. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Phill. >>> 1. http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/precise/release/ >>> >>> On 12 March 2013 14:02, Alex Janko <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Not anymore, no >>>> And my sash box just went down...for some reason when running a "chmod -R >>>> 444 /var/www/dir/dir/" it decided to ignore all of that and start at / >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> On Mar 12, 2013, at 10:00 AM, Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Alex, >>>> >>>> Have you got a version of ubuntu installed onto that computer? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Phill. >>>> >>>> On 12 March 2013 13:38, Alex Janko <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Being a noob...how do I do that exactly...link? >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 12, 2013, at 9:36 AM, Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Alex, >>>>> >>>>> would you please raise a bug against ubiquity, open a terminal session >>>>> and issue: >>>>> >>>>> ubuntu-bug ubiquity >>>>> >>>>> from the pentium M machine, I'm not too sure what the team can do about >>>>> it if the machine does not advertise it, but it will allow them to have a >>>>> think. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Phill. >>>>> >>>>> On 12 March 2013 12:34, Alex Janko <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hmm...I also notice that there is an issue with Pentium M models...they >>>>>> have PAE but yet don't advertise it...is there any way to allow the PAE >>>>>> ISOs to boot on Pentium M computers? >>>>>> >>>>>> I've been told it had to do with the boot check, not an actual failed >>>>>> boot >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 12, 2013, at 8:29 AM, Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Lars, >>>>>> >>>>>> well spotted.... I thought the list of testing was a bit shorter, but >>>>>> didn't spot why.... Any ways, >>>>>> >>>>>> 12:00:20) phillw: Hi folks, has AMD64+Mac been dropped from the ISO's? >>>>>>> (12:06:37) cjwatson: phillw: No change there >>>>>>> (12:07:05) ***cjwatson fixes bug 1153992 and tries to work out what >>>>>>> to respin >>>>>>> (12:07:06) ubot2: Launchpad bug 1153992 in Ubuntu CD Images "Raring >>>>>>> server and precise d-i installations fail at the clock configuring step" >>>>>>> [Critical,In progress] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1153992 >>>>>>> (12:08:31) ***cjwatson sticks a notice on the iso.qa board >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> So, they're onto it :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Phill. >>>>>> P.S. you are allowed to ask directly on #ubuntu-release, the good >>>>>> people on there do not bite :) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 12 March 2013 11:40, Lars Nood?n <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 12.03.2013 04:53, Phill Whiteside wrote: >>>>>>>> 1. http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/261/builds >>>>>>>> 2. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I notice that there are no AMD64+Mac images. Are we skipping those >>>>>>> this >>>>>>> time? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> /Lars >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa >>>>>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa >>>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Ubuntu-quality mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Ubuntu-quality mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality> >>>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw >>> >>> >>> -- >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > > > End of Ubuntu-quality Digest, Vol 65, Issue 17 > ********************************************** -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
