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Ubuntu Kernel Compatibility Testing

Why test??

The idea behind this test effort is to get the latest development release of Ubuntu kernel tested on a large number of Laptops and Netbooks. This will give us an early look at issues that users might have wrt to device support and functionality. We have isolated key areas that we would like to see if Ubuntu is compatible with your hardware.

What are we testing ??

Audio Tests

• Speaker Playback Test
• Speaker undesired click/pop Test
• Mute/Un-Mute sound test
• Headphone Playback Test
• Built-in mic Recording Test
• External mic Recording Test

Buttons Test

• Brightness Buttons Functional Test
• Brightness Buttons OSD Test
• Volume Button Functional Test
• Volume Button OSD Test

Camera Tests

• Video Capture Test
• Image Capture Test

Graphics Test

• Kernel Mode Setting Test
• Determine if Compiz is running.
• Monitor Power Saving Mode Test
• Video Resolution mode Test

Memory Test

• Detect memory Test

Networking Test

• Wireless Network manager tests
• Wireless Networking Test, connection tests.

Storage Media Tests

• Media Card (SD/MMC/CF/etc.) access Test
• CDROM access Test
• DVDROM access Test
• USB access Test

Suspend Resume Tests

• Auto Suspend Manual Resume Test.
• Auto Suspend Auto Resume Test.