FC6 Test2 Pre-Release Test Coordination
This page is going to be used to help coordinate testing of pre-FC6 Test2 trees in an effort to be more clear about where things stand.
Current Testing Tree
The most current tree available for external testing is rawhide-20060804.
Bugs found
The following bugs have been found. Please include a link to the bug in bugzilla. The release team will make the call as to whether bugs are a test release blocker or not.
- Anaconda does not display the release notes html file - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201232
- ppc64 (Apple G5) unable to get DHCP address - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201258
- ppc kernel unable to handle kernel paging request - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201228
- CD install does askmethod by default - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201108
- rescue mode looks for /usr/bin/ifconfig to start network, not found - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201372
- 'vncconnect' does not actually connect - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201874
- Xen kernel will not boot on non-PAE hardware - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=202139
- "Cyrillic" junk on screen in text mode - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201457
Current testing needs
The following is a list of things which need to be tested to help ensure a valid tree.
Install Type | Install Arch | Install Details | Install Notes |
Upgrade | Any | Test upgrade, ensure necessary things blacklisted (yum list extras) | |
Upgrade | Any | Test multi-repo upgrade | |
Install | Any | Test multi-repo installs | Installed from multiple repos |
Text mode FTP/HTTP | Any | Ensure text mode with minstg2 sane | Garbage all over screen (BZ#201457 ), but install seems to work OK |
SELinux check | All | Need to ensure that fresh installs of all arches come up without any SELinux AVC errors | x86_64 full install passes |
VNC | Any | Make sure vnc installs work with connect parameters, password param, or none at all | vnc/vncpasswd OK, vncconnect does not connect |
CD | All | Make sure that default is only 2 cds, or default minus Office stuff | i386 passed, ppc passed |
CD | All | Media Check Passes | |
DVD | All | Media Check Passes | i386, x86_64 OK |
USB | Any | Test installation onto removable media. |
Test Matrix
Install Source | Install Type | Arches Completed | Install Notes |
CDs | Full | ||
CDs | Default | i386,ppc | Prompted for required CDs and switched fine. |
CDs | Minimal | i386 | Finished from single CD |
DVD | Full | i386,x86_64 | |
DVD | Default | i386,x86_64 | |
DVD | Minimal | ||
NFS | Default | i386,x86_64,ppc | |
NFS ISO | Default | i386,x86_64,ppc | |
HTTP | Default | i386,x86_64,ppc | |
FTP | Default | i386,x86_64,ppc | |
Harddrive | Default | ||
Any | Random Package Selection | i386 | Asked for right CDs in right order |
Any | Xen install | i386,x86_64 | X problems with vesa on x86_64? |
Any | ipv6 install | ||
Any | dmraid install | ||
Any | dmraid rescue | ||
Any | mdraid rescue | ||
Any | normal rescue | ppc | Able to chroot /mnt/sysimage |