## page was copied from X/Testing/ProprietaryDrivers/WeeklyProgram ||<>|| = X Proprietary Drivers Testing = == Call For Testing == {{{ Call For Testing: nVIDIA graphic cards Do you have a *nVIDIA* graphics card? Do you want to help ensure users have a smooth experience if they choose to use the proprietary drivers? We are looking for committed volunteers to test nVIDIA and proprietary drivers on a weekly basis. The goal of this testing is to catch regressions early in the cycle, and fix bugs before they reach a major audience. If you want to be part of the team you will need: 1. A computer with an nVIDIA (GeForce 6 or newer) graphics card 2. A spare partition on that system * If you don't have a spare partition you can easily create one. 3. One hour of your time per week 4. An Internet connection If you want to take part in this adventure, go to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Testing/ProprietaryDrivers/Natty/WeeklyProgram and follow the detailed instructions. Thanks for helping making Ubuntu even better! P.S. This project is to test the proprietary drivers. If you're interested in testing the free drivers, we don't need installation testing but help is always welcome. Check how at the Ubuntu X team page [1]. [1] https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat }}} == Setting Up Instructions == 1. Every tested system needs to have a spare partition, because the program involves fresh installations of Ubuntu. If you don't have a spare partition, you can create one following [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowtoPartition/ResizingPartition|these instructions]]. 1. I know some of you have several systems, but our tracker has some limitations that prevent to provide two results for the same account. To avoid creating too much trouble, just select one of your systems and test ALWAYS with that system. [<>] 1. You have to have an account in our tracking system. We are going to use it to generate data (it will be publicly available). 1. Go to [[http://xorg.qa.ubuntu.com]]. 1. Click on "Log In" and "Create New Account" 1. Once you have activated your account, go to the "My profile" page. 1. Under the field "PCI devices list:" paste the output of the command : 'lspci -v' . This is an important field, as we are going to use it to generate our reports. Please, fill it only with the graphics card model that you are testing with that tracker account. 1. Under the field "Global hardware description" add the model that you are testing. Add any additional information to describe the hardware you are testing and not provided by lspci. 1. Once you're done with the tracker, add yourself to the list of participants in this page. 1. Once you have added yourself to the list of testers in this page, ask to be included in the [[https://launchpad.net/~xorg-prop-drivers-testers|Xorg Proprietary Drivers Testers]] team in Launchpad and subscribe to the mailing list once you've been approved. 1. You're all set! == Testing Instructions == Every week, starting on March 14th (see [[#Calendar|Calendar]]), we will be starting a new testing cycle. The tests will appear in the tracker and everybody is free to submit their results any time during the week. The following Monday a new cycle will start, and results will be fresh again. If you miss a week, don't worry, you can keep testing the following week. Most of the tests involves installing an updated ISO of Ubuntu Natty. Daily ISO images are found at [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com|cdimage.ubuntu.com]]. We advise that you download the images you expect to test ahead of time and use zsync to update them, as this will reduce the turn around time on testing. For every image at [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com|cdimage.ubuntu.com]] there is a .zsync link that you can use with zsync to sync your images. I.e.: {{{ zsync http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/natty-desktop-i386.iso.zsync }}} Every week, you will see the tracker ([[http://xorg.qa.ubuntu.com]]) reset. You need to click on your model to see the list of testcases: {{attachment:model_natty.png}} The list of testcases appear, with a summary on how many results have been reported: {{attachment:list.png}} To read the instructions on how to perform the testing, and report your result, click on any of them. The testcase view will show a form to report your result and a link to the testcase wiki, to guide you through the process: {{attachment:testcase.png}} To report bugs, follow the instructions at [[X/Reporting]]. == Calendar == || Cycle Name || Starts || Ends || || Week1 || March 14th || March 20th || || Week2 || March 21st || March 27th || || Week3 || March 28th || April 3rd || || Week4 || April 4th || April 10th || || Week5 || April 11th || April 17th || || Week6 || April 18th || April 24th || /* [[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=kvgjpaieofnia2q09bgd2e4osc%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe/Luxembourg | HTML]] [[http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/kvgjpaieofnia2q09bgd2e4osc%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics | ICAL ]] [[http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/kvgjpaieofnia2q09bgd2e4osc%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic | XML]] */ == Testers == || Username (in the tracker) || Name || Launchpad ID || Model || ---- /!\ '''Edit conflict - other version:''' ---- || masterkarray || Garry Bhattal || Tsukeyomi90 || nVidia 9600M GT || ---- /!\ '''Edit conflict - your version:''' ---- ---- /!\ '''End of edit conflict''' ---- || strycore || Mathieu Comandon || strycore || NVidia 9600GT || || chadadavis || Chad Davis || [[https://launchpad.net/~chadadavis|chadadavis]] || ATI Radeon HD 5600 || || chadadavis-mac || Chad Davis || [[https://launchpad.net/~chadadavis|chadadavis]] || nVidia GeForce GT 330M || || dnewkirk || Daniel Newkirk || dnewkirk || Nvidia GTX480 || || yotux || Nathan Murray || yotux || Nvidia 8800 GTS || || grantbdev || Grant Bourque || grantbdev || Nvidia GTX 260 || || Vadim P. || Vadim Peretokin || vperetokin || GeForce 8600M GT || || GuxFito || Gustavo Gomez || gux-adolfo-gomez || Nvidia NVS 3100M || || angularsofty || Cedric Wiens || angularsofty || GeForce 8200M G || || themiwi || Michael Wild || themiwi || Nvidia NVS 3100M || || PhotonX || Michael Kogan || michael-kogan || Nvidia 7600GT || || eshwar || Eshwar Andhavarapu || eshwar.andhavarapu || Nvidia Geforce GT330M || || francoism || François Michonneau || francois-michonneau || nVidia GT218 || || soeb || Stanisław Gackowski || soeb || NVidia 9600 GT || || earthmeLon || Daryl Tucker || [[https://launchpad.net/~earthmelon|earthmeLon]] || nVidia 330m GT || || tinche || Tin Tvrtković || tinchester || nVidia Quadro 320M || || ramon.rocha || Ramón Rocha || ramon.rocha || GeForce 8800 GTS || || ofir_k || Ofir Klinger || klinger-ofir || nVidia 9800 GT || || cmyrland || Carl A. Myrland || carl-rahien || nVidia GeForce 9600 GT || || Geert Jan || Geert Jan Alsem || [[https://launchpad.net/~gj-alsem|gj-alsem]] || nVidia GeForce 9500 GT || || aosthus || Anders Østhus || [[https://launchpad.net/~aosthus|aosthus]] || nVidia GeForce GTX 470 || || tobsco || Toby Scott || tobsco || GeForce 9400 GT || || kitano || Daniel Feely || kitano || GeForce 8600 GTS || || Sheerio || Jason Luu || jasonluu12 || GeForce 9800 GT || || smag || Lorenzo Albano || stefanore28 || GeForce G105M || || patlkli || Patrick Geltinger || patlkli || nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti || || unit3 || Graeme Humphries || unit3 || nVidia GeForce 9800 GT || || hbjastad || Havard Bjastad || hbjastad || nVidia GeForce GT 325M || || caseyatherton || Casey Atherton || caseyatherton || nVidia Quadro NVS 140M || || optln || Mustafa Korkmaz || [[https://launchpad.net/~optln|optln]] || nVidia 9800 GT || || henry || Henry Tang || [[https://launchpad.net/~henryykt|henryykt]] || nVidia GeForce 9200M GS || || deviser || Stefan Stefanov || deviserbg || nVidia GeForce 9500 GT || || peepingtom || Tom Gelinas || tomgelinas || Nvidia Quadro NVS 3100m (without Optimus)|| || shanevolpe|| Shane Volpe || shanevolpe || Nvidia NVS 3100M (switchable) || || vegancorr|| Marius Vasilescu || vegancorr || nVidia G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] || || requist|| Remco Brenninkmeijer || requist1 || nVidia GTX460 [GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI] || || walkerstreet || Daniel Bonner || dbonner || nVidia GeForce GT 330M in Sony Vaio Z119GS Notebook || || mthome || Michael Thome || mthome || nVidia GeForce GTX 285 || || jeleinweber || James Leinweber || jeleinweber || nVidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 || || nperry || Neil Perry || nperry || nVidia GeForce 8600 GT || == FAQ == === Can I install [K,X]ubuntu instead? === For the moment we are only interested in Ubuntu results, sorry. === Desktop or Alternate? i386 or amd64? === As you wish, the more different configurations, the merrier. ----- '''Footnotes:'''