This page is part of the LaptopTestingTeam

Come creare un resoconto di test per un portatile

Effettuare test su un portatile non è così difficile, basta solo un portatile e un po' di tempo per effettuare i test stessi. Di seguito sono riportati i passi da seguire:

1. Installare o eseguire un live CD dell'attuale milestone della versione di sviluppo di Ubuntu ( http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ ).

2. Controllare su LaptopTestingTeam se esiste già un resoconto del proprio portatile. Se esiste, fare clic sul link edit in alto a sinistra e aggiungere il proprio NomeWiki alla pagina di test, Verificare quindi se c'è qualcosa di diverso rispetto al proprio test e, in tal caso, aggiornare di conseguenza il resoconto esistente*. Altrimenti...

3. Creare una nuova pagina per i propri risultati. Se si possiede un Toshiba Tecra M2, la nuova pagina dovrà essere chiamata https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/ToshibaTecraM2 e può essere creata digitando l'indirizzo nel proprio browser seguendo poi i vari passaggi. Scegliere il LaptopTestingTeamTemplate.

4. Aggiungere una voce alla tabella in LaptopTestingTeam oppure nella sottopagina del proprio produttore. L'annata dovrebbe dare un'idea di massima riguardo alla data di acquisto del portatile. L'anno da solo è sufficiente. Se non avete ancore creato una pagina del tipo NomeCognome è l'occasione giusta per farlo, usando il template predefinito Homepage. Assicurarsi di aver inserito i dati necessari per poter essere contattati (es. indirizzo email valido).

5. Adesso è tutto pronto per compilare il resoconto. Se c'è bisogno di aiuto, leggere tutte le informazioni sottostanti e consultare LaptopTestingTeam/FAQ. Non aprire bug su http://launchpad.net, non è ancora il momento.

6. Compilare il resoconto aggiungendo una nuova colonna con tutte le informazioni. Se vengono riscontrati problemi, aprire un bug seguendo i suggerimenti per il debug in LaptopTestingTeam/FAQ e ricordarsi di menzionare se il problema NON era presente nella versione stabile.

7. Quando esce una nuova milestone della versione in sviluppo, installarla (o usare il live CD) e aggiungere una nuova colonna con le informazioni aggiornate. Aprire nuovi bug per eventuali nuovi problemi e ricordarsi di chiudere tutti i bug aperti precedentemente che ora risultano risolti.

Ricordarsi che LaptopTestingTeam/FAQ è di aiuto per tutti i problemi e le domande comuni. Aggiungere qualsiasi cosa possa essere di aiuto ad altri nel riportare bug.

Dopo aver effettuato tutto, sedersi e prendere una pausa. Grazie per il contributo dato per far funzionare Ubuntu nel proprio portatile.

The Ubuntu Laptop Team

* Please add a new column to the existing report if there is none for your current major version: If the existing columns are "Dapper" and "Edgy (current development version)", and your version is Feisty, please make the column headers correspond to "Dapper", "Edgy (pre-release version)", "Feisty".

The rest of this page supplements the LaptopTestingTeamTemplate.

Testing Tips

These are questions to help you test. Please fill out the table, as seen on LaptopTestingTeamTemplate.

Install

Did the installer complete without errors?

Basic Hardware Test

• Does X start correctly?
  • After installation is complete, a graphical login window should appear
• Is X running at the correct resolution?
  • The X desktop should be sharp and clear. System/Preferences/Screen Resolution should default to the resolution of the screen
• 3-D Acceleration: Does glxinfo return the line "direct rendering: Yes"?

  • Start a terminal and type the following:

    glxinfo | grep rendering

    This will print either "direct rendering: Yes" or "direct rendering: No"
• Does the wired ethernet work?
  • Can you browse the internet when plugged into the wired ethernet port?
• Does the wireless card work?
  • Can you browse the internet when near a wireless access point?
• Does the trackpad work?
  • Does it move the mouse pointer?
  • Does the right hand side emulate a mouse scroll wheel?
  • Does the trackpoint work?

Advanced Hardware Test

• Does the modem work?
  • Right click on the panel and select add to panel. Choose "Modem monitor" and click OK. Right click and select properties. Enter the password. Click add, and choose modem (PPP). Enter a phone number on the next screen. Enter username and password. Apply the changes and then select Activate from the phone applet menu. Does the machine dial out correctly?
• Does the sound work ?
  • A good initial indication is if a sound was played on GNOME login.

  • Start a terminal and type the following:

    speaker-test

    Here any noise from the speakers?

  • Have multi-channel sound card. Try multi-channel(4.1,5.1 etc. ) sound test:

    speaker-test -c 6 -D surround51

    Got any error? Hear sound from all speakers? Don't forget putting sound card in multi-channel mode(alsamixer) and increasing volume of all channels.

  • A sample audio file which will be played out of the box by totem can be found here: http://www.xiph.org/vorbis/listen/41_30secOgg-q0.ogg

• Does pressing the volume hotkeys raise, lower and mute volume?
  • This may or may not result in a dialog appearing on screen showing the current volume
• Do the brightness keys alter the screen brightness?
  • Brightness up should raise the screen brightness, and down should lower it. On machines with light sensors, the hotkey should enable and disable this.
• Does the video display hotkey switch the external display on and off?
  • Without rebooting the machine, connect a monitor to the external display. Press the display key. Does a picture appear on the monitor? Is it correct?
• Does the wireless button enable and disable wireless?
  • When enabled, the wireless monitor applet in the top right of the screen should show a signal. When disabled, it should not.
• Do application buttons (mail, help, web) launch appropriate applications? Pressing application buttons should launch an application, or bring it to the front if it is already running.
• Is the machine discoverable from a mobile phone with bluetooth?
  • On the phone, select "Discover devices". See if the computer is listed.
• If an infra red phone is placed in front of the infra red port, does its address appear in /proc/net/irda/discovery?

  • Ensure that infra-red is switched on on the phone. Place it in front of the infrared port. From a terminal, type

    cat /proc/net/irda/discovery

    and see if it contains a line referring to the phone
• Does attaching a docking station result in all of the hardware appearing correctly under Ubuntu?
  • Do USB ports on the docking station work?
  • Does the video out on the docking station work?
  • Do any removable media devices in the docking station work?
  • If the docking station contains a battery, does it show up correctly?
  • Does removing the docking station result in correct behaviour?
  • If the docking station is removed, does Ubuntu carry on running?
  • If the docking station is reattached, does the docking station still work?
• Does the PCMCIA/CardBus port work?
  • If you have a PCMCIA/CardBus card to try with, is the device picked up? The lights on the device should light up.
• Does the firewire work?
  • If you have a device to try with, plug in a firewire device and see if it is detected.
• Do the USB ports work?
  • Plug in a USB device, does it work? Using something simple for testing like a mouse is good.

• Note: For the above tests, if the usability of the device is not apparently, you may wish to refer to the 'dmesg' command, or the "Device Manager" located under System->Administration to see if the device is listed.

Power Management Test

• Does pressing the sleep button cause the machine to sleep?
  • After a few seconds, the machine's screen should go blank and the sleep light come on
• Does the machine then wake up correctly?
  • After a few seconds, the machine should wake up. Moving the mouse should result in a screen unlock box appearing.
  • Does the keyboard still work after resume?
  • Does the network still work after resume?
  • Do USB devices work correctly?
  • Does the audio still work correctly?
• Does pressing the hibernate button cause the machine to hibernate? (Not all machines have hibernate buttons)
  • The screen should go blank. Some time later, the machine should switch off.
• Does the machine then wake up correctly?
  • Pressing the power button should result in the machine waking up. After a while, moving the mouse should result in a screen unlock box appearing.
  • Does the keyboard still work after resume?
  • Does the network still work after resume?
  • Do USB devices work correctly?
  • Does the audio still work correctly?
• Does performing these actions from the logout menu behave identically?
• Does repeating the entire process, having already done one suspend perform the same (i.e. suspending more than once)?
• Is CPU frequency scaling supported?

  • Start a terminal and type the following:

    sudo invoke-rc.d powernowd restart

    It should not print "CPU frequency scaling not supported".