DebuggingProcedures

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= DebuggingProcedures = #title Debugging Procedures
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Some common procedures for debugging problems, which deserve to be documented once, and properly, rather than hastily repeated again and again in the process of handling bug reports: ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; background:#F1F1ED;margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:2.0em;">'''Contents'''[[BR]][[TableOfContents]]||
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 * DebuggingHardwareDetection
 * DebuggingRemovableDevices
 * DebuggingSystemCrash
 * DebuggingIRQProblems
 * DebuggingProgramCrash
 * DebuggingDMASupport
 * DebuggingInstallationFailure
 * DebuggingSoundProblems
 * DebuggingXAutoconfiguration
'''Note: If you wish to report a bug, see ReportingBugs and if you wish to help with bugs, see HelpingWithBugs'''

As part of triaging bug reports about specific packages or subsystems, bug triagers and developers have been writing debugging procedures for them. These include information about how to troubleshoot issues, gather the proper log files and common bug reports. If you find one missing, and if no one else can help, e-mail the Bug Squad! You can find them at ubuntu-bugsquad@lists.ubuntu.com .

 * '''[:Bugs/FindRightPackage:Find the Right Package]'''
 * [:DebuggingProgramCrash:Debugging program crashes]
 * [:DebuggingSystemCrash:Debugging system crashes]

== Desktop Applications ==

 * [:DebuggingFirefox:Firefox Web Browser]
 * [:DebuggingEvolution:Evolution Mail]
 * [:DebuggingGNOME:GNOME applications]
 * [:DebuggingKDE:KDE applications]
 * [:DebuggingGnash:Gnash Flash plugin]
 * [:DebuggingNetworkManager:Network Manager]
 * [:DebuggingTelepathy:Telepathy framework]

== Server Applications ==

 * [:DebuggingApache2:Apache 2]
 * [:DebuggingLTSP:LTSP]

== Hardware ==

 * [:DebuggingHardwareDetection:Hardware detection]
 * [:DebuggingUdev:Udev (device hotplugging)]
 * [:DebuggingIRQProblems:IRQ problems]
 * [:DebuggingACPI:ACPI (power-saving etc.)]
 * [:DebuggingSoundProblems:Sound problems]
 * [:DebuggingPrintingProblems:Printing problems]
 * [:DebuggingMouseDetection:Mouse detection]
 * [:DebuggingTouchpadDetection:Touchpad detection]
 * [:LaptopTestingTeam/HotkeyResearch:Non-working Hotkeys]

== Storage devices ==

 * [:DebuggingIDEIssues:IDE issues]
 * [:DebuggingLvm:LVM (Logical Volume Management)]
 * [:DebuggingRemovableDevices:Removable devices]
 * [:DebuggingUSBStorage:USB storage devices]

== Kernel ==

 * [:KernelTeamBugPolicies:Kernel Team bug policies]
 * [:DebuggingKernelOops:Kernel Oops]
 * [:DebuggingKernelSuspend:Kernel suspend]

== Installation and Upgrades ==

 * [:DebuggingUbiquity:Live CD installation problems (ubiquity)]
 * [:DebuggingUpdateManager:Upgrading releases and updating packages (update-manager)]

== Debugging Tools ==

 * [:MemoryTest:Memory test]
 * ["Backtrace"]
 * ["Strace"]
 * ["Valgrind"]

== Miscellaneous ==

 * [:X/Debugging:Debugging X (display problems etc.)]
 * [:DebuggingUsplash:Debugging the pretty logo you see while booting up or shutting down (usplash) ]
 * [:DebuggingNonEnglishErrors:Debugging non-English errors]
 * [:DebuggingApparmor:Debugging Apparmor profile errors]
 * [:DebuggingCompiz:Debugging Compiz problems]

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CategoryBugSquad

Note: If you wish to report a bug, see ReportingBugs and if you wish to help with bugs, see HelpingWithBugs

As part of triaging bug reports about specific packages or subsystems, bug triagers and developers have been writing debugging procedures for them. These include information about how to troubleshoot issues, gather the proper log files and common bug reports. If you find one missing, and if no one else can help, e-mail the Bug Squad! You can find them at ubuntu-bugsquad@lists.ubuntu.com .

  • [:Bugs/FindRightPackage:Find the Right Package]

  • [:DebuggingProgramCrash:Debugging program crashes]

  • [:DebuggingSystemCrash:Debugging system crashes]

Desktop Applications

  • [:DebuggingFirefox:Firefox Web Browser]

  • [:DebuggingEvolution:Evolution Mail]

  • [:DebuggingGNOME:GNOME applications]

  • [:DebuggingKDE:KDE applications]

  • [:DebuggingGnash:Gnash Flash plugin]

  • [:DebuggingNetworkManager:Network Manager]

  • [:DebuggingTelepathy:Telepathy framework]

Server Applications

Hardware

  • [:DebuggingHardwareDetection:Hardware detection]

  • [:DebuggingUdev:Udev (device hotplugging)]

  • [:DebuggingIRQProblems:IRQ problems]

  • [:DebuggingACPI:ACPI (power-saving etc.)]

  • [:DebuggingSoundProblems:Sound problems]

  • [:DebuggingPrintingProblems:Printing problems]

  • [:DebuggingMouseDetection:Mouse detection]

  • [:DebuggingTouchpadDetection:Touchpad detection]

  • [:LaptopTestingTeam/HotkeyResearch:Non-working Hotkeys]

Storage devices

  • [:DebuggingIDEIssues:IDE issues]

  • [:DebuggingLvm:LVM (Logical Volume Management)]

  • [:DebuggingRemovableDevices:Removable devices]

  • [:DebuggingUSBStorage:USB storage devices]

Kernel

  • [:KernelTeamBugPolicies:Kernel Team bug policies]

  • [:DebuggingKernelOops:Kernel Oops]

  • [:DebuggingKernelSuspend:Kernel suspend]

Installation and Upgrades

  • [:DebuggingUbiquity:Live CD installation problems (ubiquity)]

  • [:DebuggingUpdateManager:Upgrading releases and updating packages (update-manager)]

Debugging Tools

  • [:MemoryTest:Memory test]

  • ["Backtrace"]
  • ["Strace"]
  • ["Valgrind"]

Miscellaneous

  • [:X/Debugging:Debugging X (display problems etc.)]

  • [:DebuggingUsplash:Debugging the pretty logo you see while booting up or shutting down (usplash) ]

  • [:DebuggingNonEnglishErrors:Debugging non-English errors]

  • [:DebuggingApparmor:Debugging Apparmor profile errors]

  • [:DebuggingCompiz:Debugging Compiz problems]


CategoryBugSquad

DebuggingProcedures (last edited 2019-07-19 13:37:58 by till-kamppeter)