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[Julien Lavergne <gilir@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 10/17/2012 09:38 PM, ∅ a écrit :
> On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:54:42 +0200
> Julien Lavergne <gilir@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Le 10/16/2012 11:26 PM, Phill Whiteside a écrit :
>>> What is required is an honest 'pass' for the ppc versions, even with a
>>> grey bug. If at least one of the video cards can be gotten to pass,
>>> then a release can be made and continued bug hunting can then go on in
>>> the less stressful nature of having missed 2 mile stones whilst you
>>> good people actually found the issues out. 
> last night i passed 2/3 tests. the third (guided resize) i originally passed but i later deleted it because i realized in my sleep deprivation i didn't follow the test procedure correctly (i failed to do the subtests). unfortunately, i didn't have the original iso to re-test.
>
> today lars passed 2/3 tests. he failed the guided resize. i ran that one myself, this time using the correct procedure, and it passed fine. the only grey bug i had that wasn't the known issue with nVidia was with the calculations on the resizing. no big deal, says balloons, but worth noting.
>
> that being said, should we call that an honest pass? what else can i do to help?
>
>>> So, please test, try and get it to work, update both PPCFAQ [1] and
>>> L-PPCFAQ [2] so that there is a method for the 'die hard,
>>> cantancerous, bloody minded "it's not going to beat me" people' to
>>> follow. Please do note that the L-PPCFAQ[2] should just be a short
>>> area pointing people to the 'main' area [1]
>> Do we have a list of bug reports about the PPC issues, with a list of
>> workaround ? We need to put them on the release notes.
> as phill says above, those are the places. i put the known workaround for nVidia which has served me well on every test i've done [1]. i didn't post this in the PPCFAQ because it's documented in way more detail there.
>
> i know there are other issues but as far as i know they're with Radeon. i have a Radeon machine i can run a live CD on but as it's borrowed i can't do an install on it so i'm afraid i can't help much here.
>
> this being said, will everyone please post known issues and work arounds!!!! i've asked this before, but apparently i'm the only one who's gotten around to doing something.
>
> wxl
>
> [1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/FAQ/PPC#no_desktop_with_nVidia_video_chip
>
Thanks, I'll put the link of the wiki in the release notse, as a general
notice for PPC users.

Regards,
Julien Lavergne