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Remember to '''verify''' physical install media before you start testing it!

Simple: list here the tests that you've done on the images you've downloaded. Help us make the Wheezy 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 at http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/.wheezy_release . 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 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?
    • are all the appropriate menu entries there that you would expect?
      • netinst, DVD-1, BD-1, DLBD-1 should include options for all desktops under "Advanced options/Alternative desktop environments".
      • CD-1 only has gnome
      • $desktop-CD-1 only includes $desktop
  • On other platforms without menus, check that the image boots and displays startup text:
    • silo on sparc
    • yaboot on powerpc
    • elilo on ia64
    • etc...
  • Choose a desktop to install from the ones that should be available on your installation media.

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.
  • 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

Test Number

Claim

Image

Install Mode

Disk

FileSystem

Desktop

Networking

Language

Arch used (for multi-arch)

Boot method (UEFI or BIOS)

Hardware

Comments

001

SUCCESS RattusRattus

debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso

Text

Simple Disk

EXT4

Gnome

IPV4 DHCP

UK English

i386

BIOS

QEMU/KDE

Gnome3 failed to load, using fallback

001a

SUCCESS RattusRattus

debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso

Graphical

SW RAID

BTRFS

Gnome

IPV4 DHCP

UK English

amd64

BIOS

Virtual Box

Gnome3 failed to load, using fallback

002

SUCCESS RattusRattus

debian-7.0.0-amd64-CD-1.iso

Graphical

LVM + SW RAID

XFS

Gnome

IPV4 static

UK English

QEMU/KDE

nome3 failed to load, using fallback

002a

SUCCESS RattusRattus

debian-7.0.0-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

SUCCESS Sledge

debian-7.0.0-amd64-CD-1.iso

Text

Simple Disk

EXT4

Gnome

IPv4/DHCP

English

UEFI

KVM

amd64

all successful

003

SUCCESS ?BernhardSchmidt

debian-7.0.0-amd64-kde-CD-1.iso

Text

LVM

JFS

KDE

IPv6/SLAAC

German

004

SUCCESS RattusRattus

debian-7.0.0-amd64-lxde-CD-1.iso

Graphical

SW RAID

BTRFS

LXDE

IPV4 DHCP

UK English

amd64

BIOS

Virtual Box

005

INPROGRESS ?FabriceAeschbacher

debian-7.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso

Graphical

Encrypted Volume

EXT4

Desktop Used

IP V4/DHCP?

French

amd64

BIOS

Virtual Box

006

SUCCESS jmw

debian-7.0.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso

Both

Simple Disk

EXT4

XFCE

v4/DHCP

en_GB

BIOS

kvm

007

INPROGRESS RattusRattus

debian-7.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso

Text

Simple Disk

FS used

KDE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

007a

SUCCESS Sledge

debian-7.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso

Text

Simple Disk

EXT4

Gnome

IPv4/DHCP

English

amd64

UEFI

kvm

008

SUCCESS HdB

debian-7.0.0-i386-CD-1.iso

Graphical

Simple Disk

XFS

Gnome

IP V4 / DHCP

Dutch

i386

BIOS

Virtual Box

009

INPROGRESS Sledge

debian-7.0.0-i386-kde-CD-1.iso

Text

LVM + SW RAID

XFS

KDE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

010

INPROGRESS jmw

debian-7.0.0-i386-lxde-CD-1.iso

Text

LVM

JFS

LXDE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

011

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-i386-netinst.iso

Graphical

SW RAID

BTRFS

LXDE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

012

INPROGRESS ?StevenChamberlain

debian-7.0.0-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso

Text

Encrypted Volume

EXT4

XFCE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

013

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-i386-DVD-1.iso

Graphical

Simple Disk

EXT4

XFCE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

014

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-powerpc-CD-1.iso

Text

LVM + SW RAID

EXT4

Gnome

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

015

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-powerpc-kde-CD-1.iso

Graphical

LVM

XFS

KDE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

016

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-powerpc-lxde-CD-1.iso

Text

SW RAID

JFS

LXDE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

017

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-powerpc-netinst.iso

Graphical

Encrypted Volume

File System Used

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

018

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-powerpc-xfce-CD-1.iso

Text

Simple Disk

File System Used

XFCE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

019

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-powerpc-DVD-1.iso

Graphical

LVM + SW RAID

File System Used

KDE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

020

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-sparc-CD-1.iso

Text

LVM

File System Used

Gnome

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

021

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-sparc-kde-CD-1.iso

Graphical

SW RAID

File System Used

KDE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

022

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-sparc-lxde-CD-1.iso

Text

Encrypted File System

File System Used

LXDE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

023

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-sparc-netinst.iso

Graphical

Simple Disk

BTRFS

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

024

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-sparc-xfce-CD-1.iso

Text

LVM + SW RAID

BTRFS

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

025

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-sparc-DVD-1.iso

Graphical

LVM

XFS

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

026

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-kfreebsd-amd64-lxde-CD-1.iso

Text

SW Raid

ZFS

LXDE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

027

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-kfreebsd-amd64-netinst.iso

Graphical

Disk used

File System Used

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

028

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-kfreebsd-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso

Text

Disk used

File System Used

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

029

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-kfreebsd-amd64-DVD-1.iso

Graphical

Disk used

File System Used

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

030

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-kfreebsd-i386-lxde-CD-1.iso

Text

Disk Used

File System Used

lxde

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

031

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-kfreebsd-i386-netinst.iso

Text

Disk Used

File System Used

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

032

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-kfreebsd-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso

Text

Disk Used

File System Used

XFCE

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

033

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-kfreebsd-i386-DVD-1.iso

Graphical

Disk Used

File System Used

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

034

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-ia64-netinst.iso

Text

Disk Used

File System Used

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

035

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-s390-netinst.iso

Graphical

Disk Used

File System Used

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

036

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-s390x-netinst.iso

Text

Disk Used

File System Used

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

037

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-mips-netinst.iso

Text

Disk Used

File System Used

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

038

Unclaimed

debian-7.0.0-mipsel-netinst.iso

Text

Disk Used

File System Used

Desktop Used

IP Version / DHCP?

language used

039

SUCCESS NeilWilliams

debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso

Graphical

Simple Disk

EXT4

Gnome (fallback)

IPV4 DHCP

UK English

amd64

BIOS

VB

fallback

040

SUCCESS NeilWilliams

debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso

text

sep. partitions

EXT4

standard

IPV4 DHCP

UK English

i386

BIOS

VB

nondesktop

041

INPROGRESS Sledge

debian-7.0.0-i386-amd64-source-DVD-1.iso

text

standard guided partitions

EXT4

kde

IPV4 DHCP

UK English

amd64

UEFI

qemu-kvm

Got Gnome desktop instead - m-a DVD ran out of space to include alternative desktops ERRATA

042

SUCCESS NeilWilliams

debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso

text

sep. partitions

EXT4

XFCE4

IPV4 DHCP

UK English

i386

BIOS

VB

give it more than 8Gb

043

INPROGRESS jcristau

debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso

text (speech)

sep. /home

ext4/btrfs

gnome

ipv4 dhcp

french

amd64

BIOS

kvm

044

SUCCESS Neil Williams

debian-7.0.0-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso

Text

guided, sep. /home

EXT4

XFCE

IPV4 DHCP?

UK English

BIOS

VB

045

SUCCESS NeilWilliams

debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso

text

sep. /home

EXT4

standard

IPV4 DHCP

UK English

i386

BIOS

VB

nondesktop

046

SUCCESS NeilWilliams

debian-7.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso

Text

Encrypted Volume

EXT4

non-desktop

IPV4/DHCP

UK English

i386 | BIOS

Virtual Box