Hi,
I am currently planning to set up a test system with 5 (later up to 10) machines boot testing each new coreboot commit. This test system will be serviced (i.e. recovery from bricking) Mo-Fr during CET/CEST office hours.
Current goals for every commit: - Check if coreboot + SeaBIOS are able to boot Linux to a point where network is up and running
Current goals for every work day: - Check if screen, keyboard and touchpad/mouse work - Check if USB works and has the expected transfer speed (i.e. if USB High and Super Speed both work)
Future goals for every work day: - Run memtest86+ (short run) - Run GRUB2 and boot Linux - Check if USB works (see above)
Once any test running once per work day can be automated with reasonable effort (i.e. not requiring robots or human interaction), it can be moved to a per-commit goal.
The selection of target systems should include: 1. at least one x86 laptop without an active ME (present but inactive would be OK) 2. at least one x86 laptop which can boot x86-blob-free (except microcode) 3. at least one x86 board or laptop which needs neither blobs (except microcode) nor ME 4. at least one x86 board with reasonable (past or present) business market penetration 5. if the first two laptops use the same CPU vendor, a board using a different x86 CPU vendor
1+2 are designed to partially remove the potential for nasty surprises, 3 should remove nasty surprises completely, 4 is the one I need to show that the test system is actually relevant for our goals, 5 should give us better coverage outside the most common systems used by coreboot developers.
Please nominate machines (e.g. "Thinkpad T60 with Intel graphics") and tell me to which category they belong. If a system fits into multiple categories, please specify that as well. I will try to consolidate the recommendations and buy those machines. Once the system is up and running (hopefully in May), I will add more machines suggested by the community as time permits.
The time window for suggestions will close at the end of February.
Fire away!
Regards, Carl-Daniel