- Where to get the latest source code (git repository and tarballs)
- PPAs for the latest and stable packages
- Release notes (always read these to see what is new!)
- Reference Guide / Documentation
- How to report a bug (against firmware or fwts)
- Release schedule, cadence and versioning
Monday, 15 July 2013
Firmware Test Suite Portal
The Firmware Test Suite (fwts) portal page is the first place to visit for all fwts related links. It has links to:
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
fwts 13.07.00 released.
Version 13.07.00 of the Firmware Test Suite has been released today. This latest release includes the following new features:
* A new uefivarinfo utility to show UEFI NVRAM variable usage
* Use the latest version of ACPICA (version 20130626)
* SMBIOS test now performs some more sanity checks
* kernel log test now scans for lpc_ich warnings
* Add the --acpica-debug option (for debugging purposes only)
..and also a bunch of bug fixes.
For more details, please consult the release notes.
The source tarball is available at: http://fwts.ubuntu.com/release/fwts-V13.07.00.tar.gz and can be cloned from the repository: git://kernel.ubuntu.com/hwe/fwts.git
The fwts 13.07.00 .debs are available in the firmware testing PPA and will soon appear in Ubuntu Saucy 13.10.
* A new uefivarinfo utility to show UEFI NVRAM variable usage
* Use the latest version of ACPICA (version 20130626)
* SMBIOS test now performs some more sanity checks
* kernel log test now scans for lpc_ich warnings
* Add the --acpica-debug option (for debugging purposes only)
..and also a bunch of bug fixes.
For more details, please consult the release notes.
The source tarball is available at: http://fwts.ubuntu.com/release/fwts-V13.07.00.tar.gz and can be cloned from the repository: git://kernel.ubuntu.com/hwe/fwts.git
The fwts 13.07.00 .debs are available in the firmware testing PPA and will soon appear in Ubuntu Saucy 13.10.