QA/Platform/Graphics/Firefox 40

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Suggested Systems

Target systems with ANGLE WebGL renderer in about:support::Graphics using the latest GPU driver available.

System Platform CPU GPU Demos
Lothar Windows 7 32-bit Intel C2D 2.13GHz NVidia GeForce 7300LE 256MB Tanx, Polycraft, Nutmeg, Xibalba, 2048, BrowserQuest
Marwyn Windows 7 64-bit AMD Phenom II X4 3.00GHz AMD Radeon HD3450 256MB Save the Day, Angry Bots, X-Type, Hextris, Auralux, Swooop
Vader Windows 8.1 64-bit Intel Core i5-460M 2.53GHz Intel HD / NVidia Geforce GT 420M 1024MB hybrid Dead Trigger 2, Biolab Disaster, The Wizard, Monster Madness, Hyper Vanguard Force, HexGL
Onyxia Windows XP SP3 AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ 2.20GHz 2x nVidia GeForce 7950 GT 512MB SLI Back to Candyland, Gorescript, Bananabread, Tanx, Polycraft, Nutmeg
Ertan Windows 7 64-bit AMD A8-3500M 1.50GHz AMD Radeon IGP 6620G Xibalba, 2048, BrowserQuest, Save the Day, Angry Bots, X-Type
Surface 1-2 Windows 8.1 64-bit Intel Core i5-3317U 2.53GHz Intel HD Graphics 4000 1720MB (shared) Hextris, Auralux, Swooop, Dead Trigger 2, Biolab Disaster, The Wizard

Instructions

Set up the test environment

1. Install Firefox
2. Disable the automatic updater
  • Open C:\Aurora\defaults\pref\channel-prefs.js in a text editor
  • Change the line reading pref("app.update.channel", "release"); to pref("app.update.channel", "foobar");
  • Save and Close the text file
3. Launch Firefox with a clean profile
  • Run cmd.exe
  • Change directory to the folder where you installed Firefox: cd C:\Aurora
  • Run firefox.exe: firefox.exe -P -no-remote - This will bring up our profile selector window.
  • Use the "Create Profile" button to create a profile new profile
  • Once the profile is created, select it, and then click "Start Firefox"
4. Make sure e10s is enabled
  • Menu button > Options > General > Enable E10S (multi-process) should be checked
  • If not, check the box and restart Firefox

Tests

  • Play one of the game demos for 15 minutes, keeping an eye out for visual/audible/control issues and crashes.
  • Retest the demo with e10s disabled
  • Retest the demo in Chrome
  • file bug reports for issues that only reproduce in Firefox with e10s on
  • be sure you're retesting from scratch (assets are cached on first run)

Results

  • System, game tested, results
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