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  1) '''update your machine to latest rawhide'''
  1) '''update your machine to latest rawhide'''
     tip: yum-skipbroken may come in handy in case there are broken deps
     tip: yum-skipbroken may come in handy in case there are broken deps
     <nowiki>yum --skipbroken update</nowiki>
     <nowiki>`yum --skipbroken update'</nowiki>


  2) '''install bootchart'''
  2) '''install bootchart'''
     <nowiki>yum install bootchart</nowiki>
     <nowiki>`yum install bootchart'</nowiki>


  3) '''Make sure the kernel you're about to boot has init set to bootchart.'''
  3) '''Make sure the kernel you're about to boot has init set to bootchart.'''
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  4) '''Reboot'''
  4) '''Reboot'''


  5) Run <nowiki>bootchart</nowiki> on the command line which should create an output image - bootchart.svn
  5) '''Run `bootchart' on the command line.
    This should create bootchart.png image


  6) If you already haven't done so, upload your hardware profile, either via smoltSendProfile or smoltGui for GUI.
  6) '''If you already haven't done so, upload your hardware profile.'''
    Either via `smoltSendProfile' or `smoltGui' for GUI. Don't forget to save the link to your profile.  
      
      
  7) Upload your bootchart along with your link to your profile. Where? TBD
  7) '''Upload your bootchart along with your link to your profile.'''
    Where? TBD=dkovalsk


Booting with specific services - TBD
Booting with specific services - TBD

Revision as of 14:48, 16 February 2009

DATE TIME WHERE
Thu February 19, 2009 From 12:00 to 20:00 UTC (7am -> 3pm ET) #fedora-qa)


What to test?

Today's instalment of Fedora Test Day will focus on:

Who's available

The following cast of characters will be available for testing, workarounds, bug fixes, and general discussion ...

Prerequisite for Test Day

  • Rawhide Fully updated
no animals will be hurt during testing


How to test?

1) update your machine to latest rawhide
   tip: yum-skipbroken may come in handy in case there are broken deps
   `yum --skipbroken update'
2) install bootchart
   `yum install bootchart'
3) Make sure the kernel you're about to boot has init set to bootchart.
   Open /boot/grub/menu.lst and check there's init=/sbin/bootchartd on the kernel command line
4) Reboot
5) Run bootchart' on the command line.
   This should create bootchart.png image
6) If you already haven't done so, upload your hardware profile.
   Either via smoltSendProfile' or `smoltGui' for GUI. Don't forget to save the link to your profile. 
   
7) Upload your bootchart along with your link to your profile.
   Where? TBD=dkovalsk

Booting with specific services - TBD

Test Cases and Results

Coming soon