[Hwcert-announce-list] Hardware Certification v7-1.0-6 Beta Released

[Rob Landry]

Greetings Red Hat Worldwide Partners,

Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the Red Hat Hardware
Certification Test Suite BETA (v7-1.0-6) for testing with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux versions 4 and 5.  The v7 Beta is available at the
following location:

ftp://partners.redhat.com/a166eabc5cf5df158922f9b06e5e7b21/hwcert/

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IMPORTANT: The v7 Beta (1.0-6) package is not considered an official
release and should not be used for official certification testing
submissions.  The previous test suite (hts-5.3-17) should continue to be
used for official certifications.

NOTE: The v7 test suite is a name change from the previous hts project.

NOTE: The v7 test suite now includes new Blu-ray read and write tests.
Testing feedback on this particular test is appreciated.

NOTE: The v7 test suite includes fv_* tests to automate and replace the
previous manual installation, configuration and testing of fully
virtualized guests.  Please see the image_readme.txt file on the
download location for testing setup details. Testing feedback on this
particular test is appreciated.

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Please review the detailed changelog and known issues below. If you
encounter any problems please file any bugs against the 'Red Hat
Hardware Certification Program' product in Bugzilla
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com).


Changelog from hts-5.3-17 to v7-1.0-6:

316581 -  Video FAILED xstatus command
505477 -  New v7 RPM should deprecate hts rpm
505432 -  info test in v7 doesn't populate hardware.out
485837 -  FEAT: hts needs to support a pre-installed FV image
481258 -  hts-5.3-15.el4 show double Note info with plan and run
          commands
480723 -  HTS should verify all the arguments in command line
460940 -  'hts discover' is using the BIOS manufacturer name for the
          system manufacture
480285 -  The interpretation of "Version" is not align with others in
          hts help page
460979 -  Can HTS log the audio codec info?
445164 -  FEAT: CDROM test should test Blu-ray Discs in rhel5
437866 -  [FEAT] Update storage tests in HTS to to target controllers
          rather than block devices
478498 -  hts-5.3-12 profiler test shows errors in passing test
476690 -  HTS-5.3-9 Profiler Test Fails
230285 -  FEAT: request for configured kickstart file which includes the
          min. hts package set
503857 -  traceback on v7 submit command
488582 -  USB test must ask for 'number' of port to be tested, not the
          number of free ports.
485705 -  hts-5.3-15.el5.noarch help still shows "discover" under "run"
          sequence
482890 -  deletion of test sources causes info test traceback
483024 -  cpuscaling test fails when no CPU flags are available
482861 -  HTS needs some console output clean-up
476517 -  Output of network test must show MAC and hal/pciid details of
          ethernet interfaces
490995 -  HTS on RHEL4 will not detect all features of DVD/CD BURNER
484938 -  DVD burning test failed
479739 -  profiler test is showing up in the testplan for FV
480397 -  Multiple NICs detected on HVM guests when only one NIC
          actually present


Known issues existing in v7-1.0-6:

506129 bluray test doesn't get planned in RHEL4
506135 v7 fv-* test logging should be based on working with the
       results.xml not the rpm
506169 fv_* tests should support multiple image options
505974 manual image init changes should be contained in the v7 package
505975 remove the manual steps in the FV image building process
506207 v7 fv_all and fv_network traceback if no server option is
       defined.


Red Hat values your ongoing participation and testing in the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux development, testing and certifications efforts. Thank
you for your continued partnership. If you have any questions or
comments, please do not hesitate to contact your Partner Manager or
Technical Account Manager.

Regards,

The Red Hat Hardware Certification Team.