Hi,
We have only 43 (or 42 depending on your timezone) days until the Linaro final release [1] and as we get closer, the need for more structured testing is essential. An idea that has been incubating for some time is to have a weekly 'test day' where individuals can spend a couple of hours downloading, installing and testing a Linaro image on their hardware. Which image(s) you can test will obviously depend on the hardware available but currently we produce:
* OMAP3 Headless * OMAP3 ALIP * OMAP3 Plasma Handset * OMAP3 EFL Netbook * Versatile Express Headless * UX500 Headless
and in conjunction with a hardware pack from:
* OMAP4 Headless * iMX51 Headless * OMAP3 X11 Base
Starting this Thursday (30th) I propose that each and every Thursday leading up to the final release is a 'Linaro Image Test Day'. If you have any of this hardware available, please spend a little time testing and reporting bugs. As an experiment, we will be setting up the Linaro qatracker each Thursday morning, UTC, with the information for that days images. If you find it useful, please report your testing results at:
For information on how to install the images on your hardware please take a look at:
http://wiki.linaro.org/Source/ImageInstallation
Regards, Jamie. -- Linaro Release Manager