[Testing] Actions: OLPC QA Call with Sri Lanka's Professional Volunteers
Holt
holt at laptop.org
Wed Mar 17 20:34:46 EDT 2010
Updates & fixed "Test Cases" wiki links below!
> /Testers: read Tuesday's 00:01am EDT call summarized Inline Below --
> grand summary including new build announcements!/
>
> High-Level Status: our Sri Lankan testing team is now getting started
> after solid basic training this past week, familiarizing themselves
> with wikis, bug trackers, the difference between XO-1 and XO-1.5 and
> their builds etc -- and now reading
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Human_Interface_Guidelines . The great
> news is they will also be testing the 6 XO-1's and 6 XO-1.5's with
> their own children at home, with 13 USB-to-Ethernet adapters now in
> Virtusa's hands. Their Assignment: James and Holt of OLPC request
> much more live questioning (don't be shy!!) this coming week, as
> reflashing and testing begin in earnest, asking in both these places here:
>
> testing at lists.laptop.org
> [ http://forum.laptop.org/chat ] (#olpc-help, and possibly later
> at #olpc-test)
>
>
>>> 3 great explanatory links inlined below-- thanks to James Cameron.
>>>
>>>> Thanks all for a very productive 1hr phone call -- Actions going
>>>> forward:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Sri Lankan team will clean-install ("reflash") these builds on
>>>> their 12 XO laptops:
>>>>
>>>> *3 XO-1's will install:*
>>>> http://dev.laptop.org/~martin/8.2.2-betas/
>
> Please test 802B4 announced here:
> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/testing/2010-March/001134.html
NEW 802B5:
http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/testing/2010-March/001140.html
> Apply for Developer Keys for all XO-1's ASAP to prepare:
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys
> Study these very brief Activity descriptions to help your Activity
> testing:
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activities/G1G1/
>
>>>>
>>>> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2009-December/thread.html#26750
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/USB_update
>>>>
>>>> *3 XO-1's will install:*
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1
>>>> (Steven Parrish <smparrish at gmail.com> will fine-tune)
>>
>> Subject: Re: Professional Testing of F11-XO-1
>> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:00:32 -0500
>> From: Steven M. Parrish <smparrish at gmail.com>
>>
>> Good news we got the final issues resolved. You can find a new build for the
>> XO-1 here. http://people.sugarlabs.org/~smparrish/
>>
>> You need to place the os12.crc and os12.img files on a USB stick. You will
>> need unlocked XO's to use these builds. Go into OFW and at the OK prompt
>> issue the following command. copy-nand u:\os12.img when the copy is
>> completed just reboot and you will be running the new image.
>>
>> Any questions just ask. I am usually hanging out in #sugar
>>
>> Steven
>
> Keep testing os12 exactly as Steven says!
>
>>>> *6 XO-1.5's (2 C1's + 4 C2's)* will install os111:
>>>> http://build.laptop.org/10.2.0/
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5
>
> Please test Build 113 announced here:
> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2010-March/027788.html
NEW Build 114:
http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2010-March/027806.html
> XO-1.5's should not require Developer Keys as XO-1's above.
> Study these very brief Activity descriptions to help your Activity
> testing:
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activities/G1G1/10.2
>
>>>> / Check for the latest build at the above sites, or ask at
>>>> http://forum.laptop.org/chat !
>>>>
>>>> / USB memory sticks will be necessary but Developer Keys
>>>> hopefully won't:
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys/
>>>> /
>>>> 2. Sri Lankan teams members should each, on their first day:
>>>>
>>>> a) subscribe to testing at lists.laptop.org and please introduce
>>>> yourself if possible:
>>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing
>>>> b) create accounts on http://dev.laptop.org and
>>>> http://bug.sugarlabs.org
>>>> c) create separate Gmail or Yahoo email accounts if you want to
>>>> protect your privacy above, use a Nickname so you're not shy about
>>>> participating!
>>>> d) register at http://wiki.laptop.org and edit a Wiki page
>>>> like: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Tabitha
>>>> e) say hello and ask 1 serious question daily over Live Chat
>>>> (IRC) at: http://forum.laptop.org/chat (never hesitate to ask --
>>>> freenode's #olpc-help is designed for this !)
>>>
>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Communication_channels
>>>
>>>> 3. Sri Lankan team members should spend 1 day in their 1st week
>>>> thinking about being a kid (or teacher in a very poor country)
>>>> playing around with:
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/1_hour_smoke_test
>>>
>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Smoke_test
>>>
>>>> 4. Sri Lankan team will work with Tabitha/NZ/Aussies to
>>>> edit/publish Test Cases they believe will help Kids & Teachers, of
>>>> the form:
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Test_cases_8.2.0
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Test_cases_8.2.1
Both above links now fixed -- James Cameron can now help provide a
sample test case for 10.2.0 below:
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Test_cases_8.2.2
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1#How_to_help_test
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Test_cases_10.2.0
>
> James Cameron is working on fixing/prepopulating above links, which
> may take a day or so -- check back then!
>
>>>> 4. Tabitha will explain How To Write a "TRAC" bug/report on
>>>> http://dev.laptop.org or http://bugs.sugarlabs.org :
>>>>
>>>> a) XO-type
>>>> b) Build number
>>>> c) status/topology of network:
>>>> Ad Hoc/Mesh/Config/Topology -- lots of network testing possible
>>>> on XO-1 w/o WAP ("create a new wireless network" on XO-1.5)
>>>> BenS observes: wireless testing often not reproducible But
>>>> That's OK!
>
> Tabitha has now provided this:
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activity_testing_template#The_NZ_activity_test
>
>>>> 5. Ben Schwartz will help Tabitha's written guide / TRAC-filing
>>>> template, providing tips to:
>>>>
>>>> a) enable logging
>>>> b) collect logfile, attach to "TRAC" ticket at
>>>> http://dev.laptop.org or http://bugs.sugarlabs.org
>>>
>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Attaching_Sugar_logs_to_tickets
>>>
>>>> c) take a screen shot, annotate it?
>>>>
>>>> 6. James Cameron will guide advanced testing around XO-1.5
>>>> operating system and hardware, at http://dev.laptop.org/report/42
>>>> for details of tickets waiting for testing, work with developers
>>>> through the ticket or devel at laptop.org mailing list:
>>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
>>>>
>>>> 7. Holt will SHIP 12 USB-to-Ethernet dongles from Boston to Sri Lanka.
>
> Done!
> http://track.dhl-usa.com/TrackByNbr.asp?ShipmentNumber=7369061744
>
>>>>
>>>> */8. Sri Lankans & New Zealanders will compete reporting their work
>>>> (publish whatever clean pages you feel help, off of
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Testing or
>>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Friends_in_testing)
>>>> Profusely Thanks to Both!!/*
>>>>
>>>> 9. Follow-up call may be 1hr earlier on TUESDAY March 16, to
>>>> preserve Midnight (12:01am) meeting start after US time change.
>
> See you on the call in a week: TUES March 22!
>
>>>> --
>>>> Background Links/Prior Call:
>>>> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/testing/2010-March/001111.html
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