Simple: list here the tests that you've done on the images you've downloaded. Help us make the Jessie release the best one ever!
We need to know, for each test:
- architecture
- type of hardware (make, model etc. if relevant)
- image used (full filename please!)
- installer display type (text/gui/serial/?)
- how you booted it (ISO / USB stick / network etc.)
- language / kb layout etc. chosen
- network / no network connected
- filesystem layout choices
- choice of desktop
did all go OK? If not, we need to know today - tell us on IRC
- anything unexpected?
Thanks for your help!
We will be co-ordinating on IRC (#debian-cd on irc.debian.org) to ensure that we cover the stuff we want, and to avoid duplication of efforts.
As we build images during release day, they will appear in the following locations:
Please do not publicise this too widely, and if you're reading this page to get early access to our images BE AWARE that anything found there is not considered to be a released image and may be replaced without warning.
Remember to verify physical install media before you start testing it!
Our preferred list of tests to be run is below. Please take a test and run it. First priority: if you have uncommon (i.e. non-x86 hardware), please start testing that first! Otherwise, pick the first one that's not already claimed. If there's nothing that suits, please make up another test and add that then run it.
To claim a test, edit this page and add your name/nick next to it with a time in UTC and INPROGRESS. Once you're done, change INPROGRESS to SUCCESS or FAILURE. Let's try to avoid duplication of effort!
If you do need to list a failure report, please file a bug against installation-reports immediately and tell us more on irc. It's possible that we may need to rebuild some of the CDs or DVDs based on feedback here; other bugs found may just end up being listed in errata. Either way, we need to know ASAP.
Specific things we want to check for:
Boot time
- Make sure that the boot menu comes up where applicable:
- syslinux for i386 (CD boot)
- syslinux for i386 (USB boot)
- syslinux for amd64 via BIOS (CD boot)
- syslinux for amd64 via BIOS (USB boot)
- grub for i386 via UEFI (CD boot)
- grub for i386 via UEFI (USB boot)
- grub for amd64 via UEFI (CD boot)
- grub for amd64 via UEFI (USB boot)
- Make sure that the boot menu is functional:
- is it visible properly (i.e. no graphics corruption etc.)?
- can you scroll up and down?
- can you select submenus?
- On other platforms without menus, check that the image boots and displays startup text:
- yaboot on powerpc
- etc...
debian-installer
- Check that the selected installation type starts up:
- Text mode
- Graphics mode (where appropriate)
- Serial mode (where appropriate)
- With speech assistance (where appropriate)
- Select your own language and preferred keyboard layout etc.
- feel free to try other langauges and layouts if you're comfortable with them; we really want to get good coverage of the common choices. English will be covered already!
- Choose whether to connect your test machine to the network or not. We want to test installation using:
- just the contents of the CD images
- with networking, but no extra mirrors specified (i.e. security.d.o only)
- with access to a package mirror
- If you do allow a net connection, note whether IPv4 and/or IPv6 worked correctly. Feel free to try a static networking setup instead of the default DHCP.
- Set up user accounts as you normally would for any installation.
- Try a variety of different filesystem layouts:
- auto layout
- guided
- manual
- Please try some different filesystems, and ideally some software RAID and LVM options too. Be aware that if you want to test encryption, it will take a *long* time to write random data to initialise things, so only set up a small LVM area unless you want to block the installation for (potentially) many hours!
- Go through tasksel and pick a semi-random selection of the available tasks.
- Make sure that there are appropriate tasks listed:
- The desktop task will only appear if you have enough of the task available (i.e. a full CD/DVD etc. or you've added a network mirror)
- "Standard system utilities" should always appear.
- Note down what you selected, and make sure it all installs OK.
- Make sure that there are appropriate tasks listed:
- Finalising the installation: make sure that the appropriate bootloader installs correctly and let it reboot.
After installation
- Check the machine boots ok and the selected desktop (or console-only system) starts correctly when you log in.
- If you have a desktop, check it contains a reasonable-looking (if minimal!) set of programs.
If you have lots of time: while here, try to launch each application from the default menus and ensure they start; on the desktop's default panels (if any), check that all widgets are functioning. These bugs should be filed against the applications themselves.
Finally
- Report back...!
List of wanted tests
If the field isn't specified please decide what option to use yourself and note it down for reporting.
If you are able to test more than one combination please pick the most obscure first. Likewise, if you can use IPV6 please do so as most people will typically use IPV4 with DHCP clients.
The aim is to get the best spread of all possible options so if you can test an encrypted file system on top of SW RAID and LVM please do!
We'll try and keep track of test coverage achived and post often...
Wanted Tests |
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Test Number |
Claim |
Image |
Install Mode |
Disk |
Desktop |
Networking |
Language |
Arch used (for multi-arch) |
Boot method (UEFI or BIOS) |
Hardware |
Comments |
|
001 |
SUCCESS RattusRattus 1323 |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso |
Text |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
IPV4 DHCP |
UK English |
i386 |
BIOS |
QEMU/KVM |
Gnome3 failed to load, using fallback Known issue |
001a |
SUCCESS RattusRattus 1341 |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso |
Graphical |
SW RAID |
BTRFS |
KDE |
IPV4 DHCP |
UK English |
amd64 |
BIOS |
QEMU/KVM |
|
001b |
SUCCESS RattusRattus 1323 |
debian-8.0.0-i386-netinst.iso |
Text |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
IPV4 DHCP |
UK English |
i386 |
BIOS |
QEMU/KVM |
Gnome3 failed to load, using fallback Known issue |
002 |
SUCCESS RattusRattus |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-CD-1.iso |
Graphical |
LVM + SW RAID |
XFS |
Gnome |
IPV4 static |
UK English |
QEMU/KDE |
|
||
002a |
|
debian-8.0.0-amd64-CD-1.iso |
Graphical |
LVM + SW RAID |
XFS |
Gnome |
IPV4 static |
UK English |
amd64 |
BIOS |
QEMU/KDE |
Gnome3 failed to load, using fallback |
002b |
|
debian-8.0.0-amd64-CD-1.iso |
Text |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
IPv4/DHCP |
English |
UEFI |
KVM |
amd64 |
all successful |
003 |
|
debian-8.0.0-amd64-kde-CD-1.iso |
Text |
LVM |
JFS |
KDE |
IPv6/SLAAC |
German |
amd64 |
BIOS |
kvm |
|
004 |
|
debian-8.0.0-amd64-lxde-CD-1.iso |
Graphical |
SW RAID |
BTRFS |
LXDE |
IPV4 DHCP |
UK English |
amd64 |
BIOS |
Virtual Box |
|
005 |
SUCCESS RattusRattus |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso |
Graphical |
Encrypted Volume |
EXT4 |
XFCE |
IP V4/DHCP |
French |
amd64 |
BIOS |
qemu/kvm |
|
006 |
|
debian-8.0.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso |
Both |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 |
XFCE |
v4/DHCP |
en_GB |
|
BIOS |
kvm |
|
006a |
SUCCESS jcristau |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso |
text |
sw raid+lvm |
btrfs |
XFCE |
v4/DHCP |
fr_FR |
|
BIOS |
kvm |
chose no network mirror |
007 |
|
debian-8.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso |
Text |
Simple Disk |
BTRFS |
KDE |
IPV4 DHCP |
UK English |
amd64 |
BIOS |
QEMU/KVM |
Very Slow abandoned before installation compleated, |
007a |
SUCCESS amacater |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso on USB |
Text |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
IPv4/DHCP |
English |
amd64 |
BIOS |
unknown machine |
|
007b |
SUCCESS amacater |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso on USB |
Text |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
IPv4/DHCP |
English |
amd64 |
UEFI |
unknown machine |
|
008 |
|
debian-8.0.0-i386-CD-1.iso |
Graphical |
Simple Disk |
XFS |
Gnome |
IP V4 / DHCP |
Dutch |
i386 |
BIOS |
Virtual Box |
|
008a |
SUCCESS jcristau |
debian-8.0.0-i386-CD-1.iso |
Graphical |
Simple Disk |
XFS |
Gnome |
IP V4 / DHCP |
Dutch |
i386 |
BIOS |
kvm |
|
008b |
SUCCESS RattusRattus |
debian-8.0.0-i386-CD-1.iso |
Graphical |
Simple Disk |
Ext4 |
Gnome |
IP V4 / DHCP |
English |
AMD64 |
BIOS |
X.220 CD1 & 2 only no mirror |
|
009 |
SUCCESS Randombird |
debian-8.0.0-i386-kde-CD-1.iso |
Text |
LVM + SW RAID |
XFS |
KDE |
IPv4/DHCP |
en_GB |
i386 |
BIOS |
vmware |
|
010 |
SUCCESS Sledge |
debian-8.0.0-i386-lxde-CD-1.iso |
Text |
Simple disk |
XFS |
LXDE |
IPv4 |
English |
|
BIOS |
kvm |
|
011 |
SUCCESS RattusRattus 1334 |
debian-8.0.0-i386-netinst.iso |
Graphical |
SW RAID |
BTRFS |
LXDE |
IPv4/DHCP |
en_GB |
i386 |
BIOS |
kvm |
|
012 |
SUCCESS Sledge |
debian-8.0.0-i386-netinst.iso |
Graphical |
LVM |
JFS |
No desktop, just standard |
IPv4/DHCP |
en_GB |
i386 |
BIOS |
kvm |
no mirror |
012a |
SUCCESS Sledge |
debian-8.0.0-i386-netinst.iso |
Graphical |
LVM |
JFS |
No desktop, just standard |
IPv4/DHCP |
en_GB |
i386 |
UEFI |
kvm |
no mirror |
013 |
SUCCESS RattusRattus 1350 |
debian-8.0.0-i386-DVD-1.iso |
Graphical |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 |
XFCE |
IPV4 DHCP |
UK English |
i386 |
BIOS |
qemu |
|
013a |
SUCCESS Sledge |
debian-8.0.0-i386-DVD-1.iso |
Text |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 |
ALL except XFCE - see below |
IPV4 DHCP |
UK English |
i386 |
UEFI |
kvm |
worked, but Gnome fallback broke in kvm again |
014 |
FAILED [2] RattusRattus |
debian-8.0.0-powerpc-CD-1.iso |
Text |
LVM + SW RAID |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
IPV4 DHCP |
English UK |
|
qemu ppc type 3gbeige |
see bug [1]. Failed maybe due to wrong emulator model see note [2] |
|
015 |
SUCCESS Sledge |
debian-8.0.0-powerpc-kde-CD-1.iso |
Text |
LVM |
XFS |
KDE |
IPV4 DHCP |
English UK |
|
|
Mac Mini |
|
016 |
SUCCESS Sledge |
debian-8.0.0-powerpc-lxde-CD-1.iso |
Text |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 |
LXDE |
IPV4 DHCP |
English UK |
|
|
Mac Mini |
|
017 |
SUCCESS Sledge |
debian-8.0.0-powerpc-netinst.iso |
Text |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 / XFS / JFS / BTRFS |
xfce |
IPV4 DHCP |
English UK |
|
|
Mac Mini |
|
018 |
FAILED [2] RattusRattus |
debian-8.0.0-powerpc-xfce-CD-1.iso |
Text |
Simple Disk |
File System Used |
XFCE |
IPv4 / DHCP |
English UK |
|
qemu ppc type 3gbeige |
see note [2] |
|
019 |
|
debian-8.0.0-powerpc-DVD-1.iso |
Graphical |
LVM + SW RAID |
File System Used |
KDE |
IP Version / DHCP? |
English UK |
|
|
Mac Mini |
|
036 |
|
debian-8.0.0-s390x-netinst.iso |
Text |
Disk Used |
File System Used |
Desktop Used |
IP Version / DHCP? |
language used |
||||
037 |
|
debian-8.0.0-mips-netinst.iso |
Text |
Disk Used |
File System Used |
Desktop Used |
IP Version / DHCP? |
language used |
||||
039 |
|
debian-8.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso |
Graphical |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 |
Gnome (fallback) |
IPV4 DHCP |
UK English |
amd64 |
BIOS |
VB |
fallback |
040 |
|
debian-8.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso |
text |
sep. partitions |
EXT4 |
standard |
IPV4 DHCP |
UK English |
i386 |
BIOS |
VB |
nondesktop |
042 |
IN PRORESS - ?StevenChamberlain |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso |
text |
sep. partitions |
EXT4 |
XFCE4 |
IPV4 DHCP |
UK English |
i386 |
BIOS |
VB |
give it more than 8Gb |
043 |
|
debian-8.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso |
text (speech) |
sep. /home |
ext4/btrfs |
gnome |
ipv4 dhcp |
french |
amd64 |
BIOS |
kvm |
|
044 |
SUCCESS ema |
debian-8.0.0-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso |
Text |
guided, sep. /home |
EXT4 |
XFCE |
IPV4 DHCP? |
UK English |
|
BIOS |
VB |
|
045 |
SUCCESS - ?StevenChamberlain |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso on CD |
text |
sep. /home |
EXT4 |
standard |
IPV4 DHCP |
Dutch |
i386 |
BIOS |
as i386 on amd64 machine; IDE harddisk; PCI rtl8139 ethernet detected but ISA 3c509 was not |
nondesktop |
046 |
|
debian-8.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso |
Text |
Encrypted Volume |
EXT4 |
non-desktop |
IPV4/DHCP |
UK English |
i386 | BIOS |
Virtual Box |
||
047 |
|
debian-8.0.0-powerpc-CD-1.iso |
Text |
Guided |
EXT4 |
non desktop |
IPV4DHCP |
English UK |
|
|
Mac Mini |
|
048 |
|
debian-8.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso |
Text |
Simple Disk |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
IPV4 DHCP |
German |
amd64 |
BIOS |
|
|
049 |
?StevenChamberlain will test |
debian-8.0.0-mipsel-netinst.iso |
|
|
|
|
|
|
loongson-2f |
pre-existing GRUB2 |
Lemote Yeeloong |
|
050 |
|
debian-8.0.0-powerpc-netinst.iso |
Text |
Guided |
EXT4 |
none |
IPV4 DHCP |
German |
PowerPC |
Yaboot |
G4 |
|
051 |
SUCCESS xoaC |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso |
Text |
Guided |
EXT4 |
none |
IPV4 DHCP |
enUS |
amd64 |
UEFI |
Hyper-V |
Minimal Install, Disabled Secure Boot |
052 |
PARTIAL SUCCESS RattusRattus |
debian-mac-8.0.0-i386-netinst.iso |
Graphical |
EXT4 |
none |
IPV4 DHCP |
en_GB |
i386 |
GRUB |
?MacMini1,1 |
didn't ask for extra CDs, should have done. Worked fine otherwise |
|
053 |
PARTIAL SUCCESS RattusRattus |
debian-mac-8.0.0-i386-netinst.iso |
Graphical |
EXT4 |
none |
IPV4 DHCP |
en_GB |
i386 |
GRUB |
?MacMini3,1 |
didn't ask for extra CDs, should have done. Using mirror |
|
053a |
SUCCESS RattusRattus |
debian-8.0.0-AMD64-DVD1.iso |
Graphical |
EXT4 |
GNOME |
IPV4 DHCP |
en_GB |
AMD64 |
GRUB |
?MacMini5,3 |
DVD image only no mirror |
|
054 |
SUCCESS ?HiTree |
debian-8.0.0-i386-kde-CD-1.iso |
Graphical |
Manual |
crypt + lvm + btrfs+window |
KDE |
IPV4 DHCP + DHCP6 |
de_AT |
i386 |
BIOS |
Pentium M |
Dekstop KDE, Grub dualboot |
055 |
SUCCESS ?VincentPicard |
debian-8.0.0-i386-CD-1.iso |
Text |
Manual sep /home |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
IPV4 DHCP |
French |
i386 |
BIOS |
Asus Eee Pc netbook |
|
056 |
SUCCESS Sledge |
debian-8.0.0-i386-CD-1.iso on USB |
Text |
Guided |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
IPv4 DHCP |
en_GB |
i386 |
UEFI |
Asus X205TA netbook |
|
056a |
SUCCESS Sledge |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso on USB |
Text |
Guided |
XFS / JFS / BTRFS / EXT4 |
MATE |
IPv4 DHCP |
en_GB |
amd64 |
(mixed mode) UEFI |
Asus X205TA netbook |
|
057 |
SUCCESS ?HiTree |
debian-8.0.0-i386-kde-CD-1.iso |
expert text |
Manual |
crypt + lvm + btrfs+window |
KDE |
IPV4 DHCP + DHCP6 |
de_AT |
i386 |
BIOS |
Pentium M |
Dekstop KDE, Grub dualboot |
058 |
?ErcoSanco SUCCESS |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso |
Graphical |
?SampleDisk |
Ext4 |
Cinammon |
IPV4 DHCP |
it |
amd64 |
BIOS |
Asus x551CA |
During installation missing rtl_nic/rtl8404-1.fw |
059 |
SUCCESS Randombird |
debian-8.0.0-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso |
Graphical |
Guided |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
?????? |
en_GB |
i386 |
????? |
VMWare |
|
060 |
SUCCESS Randombird |
debian-8.0.0-i386-netinst.iso |
Graphical |
Guided |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
?????? |
en_GB |
i386 |
????? |
VMWare |
|
061 |
SUCCESS Randombird |
debian-8.0.0-i386-DVD-1.iso |
Graphical |
Guided |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
??????? |
en_GB |
i386 |
????? |
VMWare |
|
062 |
SUCCESS jcoli |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso |
Graphical |
Guided |
EXT4 |
Gnome |
IPV4 DHCP |
en_GB |
amd64 |
????? |
Proxmox |
|
063 |
SUCCESS ?LewisCowles |
debian-8.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso |
Text (Expert) |
Guided |
EXT4 |
Console |
IPV4 & IPV6 DHCP |
en_GB |
amd64 |
BIOS |
Had to install twice as Debian Desktop Environment selected by default (IMHO for expert-mode not a good idea) |
|
064 |
SUCCESS ?LewisCowles |
debian-8.0.0-i386-netinst.iso |
Text (Expert) |
Guided |
EXT4 |
Console |
IPV4 & IPV6 DHCP |
en_GB |
i386 |
BIOS |
NP |
|
065 |
SUCCESS ?LewisCowles |
debian-mac-8.0.0-i386-netinst.iso |
Text (Expert) |
Guided |
EXT4 |
Console |
IPV4 & IPV6 DHCP |
en_GB |
i386(mac-mini) |
EFI |
Mac Mini ?Core2Duo 1.66Ghz |
No issues |
Errata
(Collected from the notes above)
i386 Mac netinst doesn't ask for extra CDs, but will work with a mirror
powerpc startup text still talks about choosing desktop on the boot command line, needs updating
[1] powerpc brings up warning about 'quik' needing to be on partition2, should be at partition managment stage not after installing base system, configureing package manager, then selecting and installing software (hours later!)
[2] installation failed at end of installation of 'quik boot loader' syslog entries:
quick-installer: Making /dev/sda2 bootable (map entry 2)
quick-installer: Writing block table to boot block /dev/sda2
main-menu[165]: (process:14599): ofpath: Driver pata_macio is not supported
main-menu[165]: WARNING **: Configuring 'quick-installer' failed with error code 1
main-menu[165]: WARNING **: Menu item 'quick-installer' failed
main-menu[165]: INFO: Modifing debconf priority limit from 'high' to 'medium'
debconf: Setting debconf/priority to medium
grub-installer: GRUB requires OF bootable partition mounted at /boot/grub/ on PowerPC systems
Non-install media issues
(Please file bugs if someone hasn't already)
Can't install both Gnome and XFCE at the same time. Problem is reported in syslog as failure to install gnome-core; is actually believed to be a conflict between evince and evince-gtk.
Edit conflict - other version:
Gnome in an i386 kvm fails to start in fallback mode - known issue. (http://bugs.debian.org/776911)
Edit conflict - your version:
Gnome in an i386 kvm fails to start in fallback mode - known issue. (http://bugs.debian.org/776911)
End of edit conflict