Friends in testing

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Current test image: 11.3.1

The build is available here: Template:Official-jffs2-link
(use the clean-install procedure to prepare your XO.)

The tickets which people think it fixes are here:
http://tinyurl.com/8r6clm

If you can't find the testcase for one of these changes, please push it back into the 'testcase' workflow state. ("next action field"). (See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Trac_ticket_workflow for more details.)

Test cases specifically for 8.2.1 are here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Test_cases_8.2.1

Brief build release notes are here:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Test_Group_Release_Notes#staging-25
Please edit that page as needed with any major confirmed issues.

Report any problems of questions in Trac per above with a milestone 8.2.1 or send an e-mail to the devel list: http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel

Potential risks

  • Your XO's software may look and feel "weird." The new build you are testing may behave differently from what you're used to (that's the point - it's a new build). Before beginning to test, you can find out the build you're running (need link), and you can reinstall your original build afterwards (need link).
  • Your Journal will be erased. However, you can back up (need link for backup) and restore (need link for restore) your Journal afterwards.
  • Your Activities will be erased. However, as with your Journal, you can make a customization key with the Activities you want to keep, and restore your Activity set afterwards.
  • You may brick your machine. We've made every effort possible to make sure that the builds that we release for Friends in Testing will not harm your XO, and to provide you with instructions on how to restore your XO to its pre-testing state, but there is a very slim chance that something might go awry and that you won't be able to restore your XO to its pre-testing state. It's never happened before to our knowledge, but we cannot guarantee it won't ever happen. We'll do our best to be honest with you each week about the risks you might be taking. We hope that, after reading this, you'll still want to participate; we do, however, want to make sure that if you're going to help us out, you know what you might be getting yourself into.

How to participate

Here's how to participate in a particular week's sprint.

  1. Make sure you read and are okay with the #Potential risks.
  2. Get a Developer key for your XO, if your XO does not already have one.
  3. Clean-install the #Build under test.
  4. Follow the #Instructions for that week.
  5. #Submit your results.

If you have questions about how to participate, please leave them in Talk:Friends in testing.