PetaLinux Internal Beta Testers Page
Thanks for agreeing to be a part of the PetaLinux internal beta test program. This page disucsses broadly what we are trying to achieve, and what we are expecting from you.
PetaLinux Beta 0.2 - 05/10/06
This second release was issued due to fixes of quite a few major tickets. This section will outline the issue fixed in this release and also the test objectives.
Tickets Fixed in this Release
(Note: The ticket links are not working, you have to refer to the tickets in developer.petalogix.com)
(Note: Please include any comments and results on the ticket itself in developer.petalogix.com)
- Ticket #3 - linking error while following the ML401 tutorial
- Ticket #4 - Minor typo in installer output
- Ticket #8 - flatfsd failed..
- Ticket #9 - change to busybox-minix shell
- Ticket #14 - Installer requires log file and status bar
Objectives
- Test all tickets included in this release as per the 'System Test Procedures' given in each ticket.
- Test running psvn update on existing PetaLinux installation. This should bring your current PetaLinux installation to version 0.2
PetaLinux Beta 0.1 - 21/09/06
This section is related to the first PetaLinux beta test release on the 21/09/06.
Objectives
- Documentation correction, Spelling, content, grammer..etc on any document used.
- Check for dangling links at BetaTest/WantedPages
- Test procedures in
- BoardGuides/Custom/MigrationGuide Migrating to !PetaLinux from an existing uClinux environment
- BoardGuides/Custom/Tutorial !PetaLinux Platform From Scratch
- BoardGuides/Generic/prebuilt Working with Pre-built Designs
- BoardGuides/Xilinx/ML401/Tutorial Getting Started Tutorial for the ML401 Board
- BoardGuides/Xilinx/S3E1600/Tutorial Getting Started Tutorial for the Spartan3E1600-RevA Starter Kit
- BoardGuides/Xilinx/S3E500/Tutorial Getting Started Tutorial for the Spartan-3E-500 Rev C Starter Kit
- Verify any procedures used in the PetaLinux User Guide.
- Adding new/existing applications to PetaLinux in Creating New Application Section of User Guide.
- Test Updating Ethernet MAC address in U-Boot
How to Start
Testers can start by choosing one of the tutorials in the Objectives Section and follow the procedures.
Overview
The main objective for PetaLinux is to provide a complete and effective commercial development environment for embedded Linux systems on reconfigurable device. This is the first ever environment of this nature. Many tools and functionalities have been included into PetaLinux to significantly shortens project development cycle. We want to make PetaLinux the default environment for working with embedded Linux on reconfigurable devices.
At this point, we do not think PetaLinux is the best it can be, on the contrary this is the start. There are still many areas and possibilities that we have not explore. Hence, in this beta test we would like to expose the short commings, benefits and other possibilities of PetaLinux. So that we can better improve this product.
The objectives listed in the next sections only provide us with a guide as to how to start testing/using PetaLinux. Ultimately, we want you to use PetaLinux for your own project work so if you are not satisfied you have to feed back this information to us.
Commenting on documentation
The User Guide documentation has commenting enabled. IF you find a page or document that isn't clear, or might be improved somehow, feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of that Wiki page.
Note that this capability should be used primarily for making suggestions about the documentation. For bugs and problems with the PetaLinux software and tools, please use the ticketing system described bewlow.
Raising Tickets
The Trac environment for this beta test includes a ticketing services. This is to allow testers to log tickets for any issue that they have found within this beta test process.
How to raise ticket
1. Click on the New Ticket tab.
2. Populate the fields as per the below table.
| Field Name | Expected Content | Mandatory |
| Your email or username: | your Trac login user name | yes |
| Short summary: | This is the header, include key words for the ticket. Make it easy to search and identify. | yes |
| Type: | Choose a most appropriate category for this ticket. | yes |
| Full description: | Two important information must be captured in here. First is the description of the problem and second is how to reproduce this problem. | yes |
| Priority | Choose an appropriate priority for the ticket, blocker will be something that will destroy your platform, trivial spelling error | yes |
| Components | Choose a component closest to the issue raised in this ticket | yes |
| Milestone | There should be only 1 milestone | yes |
| I have files to attach | If you have files like screen shot of the error, attached them with the ticket. | no |
3. Click Submit ticket button.
You can view the tickets under the View Tickets tab. Don't worry about creating redundant tickets, let us worry about that.
Where to Get Help
The PetaLinux Beta-Test mailing list is a place for all testers to discuss issues and problems, and seek help or clarification if required. email petalinux-beta@itee.uq.edu.au to post a message.
