FAQ
What is this all about?
See [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=383067 general introduction].
Why only 2 ISO images with 3 tests each?
- In the final rounds of testing it is vital that the scheduled tests are guaranteed to get done. By focusing our efforts on two ISO images we can be sure that these will get good coverage. This in turn means less devel team time needs to be consumed by it. If we see good coverage and good testing on these 2 ISOs during beta, we may expand the scope for RC and Final.
What does 'Primary' and 'Secondary' mean?
- Each tester should have a single test case as their primary focus. make sure they make an effort to test it thuroughly and in a reasonably short timeframe. A range of other test cases can of course be performed afterwards if there is time. This is another way of ensuring we get reliable coverage on certain tests
When will be beta candidates images appear?
- When the release team decides that the archive is in a good enough state to build them. Typically 2-3 days after the archive freeze and 2-3 days before the scheduled release of the beta itself.
Where are the candidate beta images?
- They will be in the same place as the daily images. They are in fact just daily images that may become beta images if they pass the testing.
Where do I report <type of bug>
"No kernel modules were found" in the alternate installer -- This is just a case of the kernel version in the installer seed being out of sync with that in the version of d-i on the CD, or that the kernel version in the installer seed is no longer in the archive. No point in filing a bug about this. It should go away when the next CD is built.
The Live CD installer crashes -- Can be a wide range of issues, but bugs can be filed agaist [https://bugs.beta.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bugs ubiquity] and will be triaged from there.
The CD does not boot -- Try booting with F6 and remove the --quiet and --usplash flags. This will show where in the boot process it fails. It will often be a kernel problem.