QA/Platform/Graphics/Firefox 40
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Suggested Systems
- Run tests once with the latest GPU driver available and a second time with whichever older driver version you have access.
| System | Platform | CPU | GPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centurion | Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz | nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB |
| Frostmane | Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit | AMD Turion64 X2 | ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 128MB (shared) |
| Higgins | Windows 8 Professional 32-bit | Intel Core i7-2620M | Intel HD Graphics 3000 1720MB (shared) |
| Jandice | Windows 8 Consumer 64-bit | AMD FX-8120 | AMD Radeon HD7670 1024MB |
| Lothar | Windows 8 Professional 64-bit | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz | nVidia GeForce 7300LE 256MB |
| Mango | Windows Vista Basic 64-bit | Intel Core i7-920 | ATI Radeon HD4850 512MB |
| Marwyn | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit | AMD Phenom II X4 | ATI Radeon HD3450 256MB |
| Palpatine | Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit | Intel Core 2 Duo | nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB (x2 in SLI) |
| Setesh | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit | Intel Celeron 900 | Intel GMA 4500 1700MB (shared) |
| Shadowsong | Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit | Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz | Intel GMA 950 256MB (shared) |
| Silvermoon | Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel GMA 950 256MB (shared) |
| Zito | Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz | nVidia GeForce 8600M GT 256MB |
Instructions
Set up the test environment
- 1. Install Firefox
- Download https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-aurora/firefox-40.0a2.en-US.win32.installer.exe
- Run installer and select customize
- Put the install in a known directory (C:\Aurora for purposes of this example)
- Do NOT allow it to launch Firefox at the end of the install
- 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
Tests
- Play one of the game demos for 15 minutes, keeping an eye out for visual/audible/control issues and crashes.
- if you hit an issue with e10s on, retest the demo with e10s disabled
- if you hit an issue with e10s off, 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