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
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