MacBuild Intel QC Checklist

Xubuntu 12.04LTS Time!

Are you working with a MacBook or MacPro?

• If so you (or the previous builder) hopefully have already installed an imaged drive with Xubuntu on it. If not you could install an imaged drive now or else you could wipe the hard drive, install Xubuntu and Freegeek customizations using the instructions below.

Are you working on an iMac?

• If so you (or the previous builder) probably did NOT install an imaged hard drive with Xubuntu on it. Follow the instructions below to wipe the hard drive, install Xubuntu and Freegeek customizations.

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Set Up Hard Drive

Instructions for un-wiped hard drives Wipe Hard Drive Insert iPXE disk in optical drive and connect computer to a network cable Boot computer while holding Option key. Choose the Windows disk from the boot options listed. When the network options come up, choose Laptop Build >> Disk Test and press enter when prompted to verify the hard dive installed This process, sometimes called Badblocks may take up to 8 hours, depending on the size of the hard drive. If it is near the beginning or middle of the shift, check in with your instructor at this point to work on other projects Find more hard drive wiping instructions at Hard_drive_wiping_checklist Install Xubuntu If you just wiped the disk, follow these steps: When badblocks has successfully completed, make sure you are still booted to the iPXE disk. Again Select Laptop Build but then choose Xubuntu install follow prompts and install Xubuntu PAE after reboot, select System-> Hardware drivers and activate B43 wireless driver reboot computer Select System->Preferences->Screensaver and deselect the lock screen option

For all computers

Install restricted extras

Navigate through the GUI to download and install the Restricted Extras

Menu >>> Other >>> Install Restricted Extras and DVD Codecs

Run updates

• If you have installed an imaged hard drive you only need to run the updates.
  • sudo apt-get upgrade
  • sudo apt-get update

VISUALS

Do you see more than one video, sound, or network ports?

• Later, when you're testing audio, headphone jacks and standard sound ports should be tested.
• Any damaged ports will need to be covered with electrical tape or port covers. If you see two identical uncovered ports, one integrated and one on a card, ask your instructor how to proceed.

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Are there Asset tags (identifying the last owner)? Or branded hardware tags on the faceplate (identifying original components such as RAM, HDD, Optical Drive etc)?

• If there is, take them off. DO NOT remove "FG-PDX" or "uncovered electronic device"

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Is the system exterior clean?

• If not, use cleaner and rag to clean. The vacuum cleaner will help remove dust clogged in case fans. Hand sanitizer, Goo Gone and/or isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol can help loosen any stickers; ask your instructor where to find scraping tools to remove them.

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TESTING

Boot up

• Plug in both a power cable and an ethernet cord and connect a monitor, keyboard and mouse to the computer before turning it on. It should already have a hard drive with a Xubuntu image, so it should automatically boot into an Operating System without further instructions. Be patient, it might take a while.

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Login to the system

• username will be oem
  password = freegeek

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Update the software

• Click on Menu >> System >> Update Manager. When the Update Manager pops up, click "Check" to find updates, then if any updates appear, click "Install All." It may take some time to download and install packages, so feel free to continue on with other steps while this runs in the background.

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Test trackpad (MacBook & MacBook Pros only)

• Do the following tests using the trackpad instead of attaching a mouse to your computer. Pay attention to how the cursor moves around the screen and the ease with which you can click on things.
• Common problems with trackpads:
  • Jittery cursor that moves suddenly or not at all
  • Accidental selection of items on the screen
  • Not scrolling correctly
• If you experience any of these problems, ask with your instructor about installing drivers to improve the trackpad functions. [See: MacBuild Troubleshooting]

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Activate hardware drivers

• Click on Menu >> Settings >> Additional Drivers
• Check what drivers are available (Ex: Broadcom Wireless Drivers, Nvidia graphics drivers, etc). If there are multiple drivers for a particular piece of hardware, activate only the one at the top of the list.
• Do not install Broadcom Drivers Instead, ask your instructor or go to: http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Wireless_Troubleshooting_Guide for how to install wireless drivers for your computer

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Find the terminal icon on the launcher panel at the bottom of the screen

• Navigate to the bottom of the screen with your mouse. A launcher panel will appear, with the terminal icon >_, click it to open a terminal window.

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Stress test the system for a few minutes

• navigate to your terminal and run "stress-test". Wait a few minutes while it runs, and look for error messages. If you want to know more about what it's doing, open up another terminal and run "man stress". This may take some time; feel free to continue on to the next step while you wait.

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Run "basiccheck"

• In a terminal, type "basiccheck", then press enter to begin the program. There are basiccheck checklists hanging on the supply shelves which will help with verifying whether each test passes or not. Feel free to ask your peers and the instructor what parts of basiccheck mean so that you understand what each test is checking. When you're finished, close the terminal.

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Test USB

• Plug in a USB mouse, see that the cursor moves and can interact with things.
• Repeat with all USB ports, including ports on the front of the system, if any.

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Check date and time

• Displayed in the right corner of your top panel. If incorrect:

1. Make sure network cable is plugged in.
2. Navigate to Menu>>>Settings>>>Settings Manager
3. Open the Calender, set Time Zone to America/Los Angeles

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Test WiFi

• Unplug the network cable
• Navigate to the wireless symbol at the top right of the screen and click on it
• Make sure that "Wireless Networking" is enabled
• Try selecting the Freegeek network
• Open a browser and go to a webpage. If you see the Free Geek acceptance of terms page, you have successfully connected to the internet wirelessly.
• If you did not get to a webpage, check to make sure Wireless is enabled. Make sure the wireless test was checked off in OSX. Check for additional drivers.
• If you can't find anything wrong, check with your instructor for more ideas

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Install K3B

• In the terminal type

sudo apt-get install k3b

then press enter. You will be prompted for a password, type freegeek and the program will install. You may be asked if you really want to install the program, type y and press enter again.

Play an audio CD

• Insert a music CD in the disk drive and open gmusicbrowser and play a track from the CD
• Do you hear what you expect? Is it loud enough to be heard easily? Repeat for each optical drive. Also repeat for any additional sound ports. If any sound ports (typically colored green, sometimes blue) don't play audio, cover them up with port covers or electrical tape. If you have functional onboard sound, and a sound card, the card will need to be removed and replaced with a slot cover.
• If you have surround sound ports (usually orange and gray) ignore them; we do not have the means to test this function.

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Read data CD

• If your file browser (listed under Places in the top panel) sees files on the drive, it can read data files. Repeat for each optical drive.

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If you have a DVD Drive, Read DVD

• If your file browser sees the file, the DVD-ROM can read files. If you are prompted to search for a suitable plugin or codec, please do not do this! The test still passes. Repeat for each DVD-ROM drive.

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If you have an Optical Drive with CD-RW function, Test CD Writing

• Insert a CD-RW disc into the drive and open K3B (under Menu >> Multimedia >> K3B.) Select New Data Composition, then navigate to File System >>> USR >>> Share >>> Sounds and click Add. The Sounds folder should appear under Contents in the bottom pane of the window. Click Proceed to Burn at the bottom-right corner of the window. A new window will pop-up with a few options. If available, select Use burnfree and Burn the image directly without saving it to disc and click Burn. When the disc is done, verify that it contains the file by re-inserting the disc and seeing what pops up on the desktop.
• Blank the disc using XFBurn by selecting Black CD-RW from the icons. If available, uncheck the "Fast Blank" option. If blanking does not work, the drive may still be completely functional! Ask your instructor about software bug workarounds.

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If you have an Optical Drive with DVD-RW function, Test DVD Writing

• Insert a DVD-RW disc into the drive and in the XFBurn file browser follow the same steps as above to burn a data project. When the disc is done, verify that it contains the file by re-inserting the disc and seeing what pops up on the desktop.
• Blank the disc using XFBurn by selecting Blank DVD-FW from the icons. If available, uncheck "Fast Blank." Again, blanking errors may not indicate a bad drive. Ask your instructor for more information.

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Remove all CDs and DVDs from the drive(s)

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Test iSight Camera (Intel iMacs, MacBooks, MacBook Pros, & MacBook Airs) If the computer you're working on has an iSight Camera installed:

• Install the program "Cheese"
  • In the terminal: Open a terminal window and, when prompted, type "sudo apt-get install cheese" and press enter. You will be prompted to enter the default password, then after doing so you will be asked if you want to add a program; type "Y" and press enter again. The program will install and when it's done you should restart the computer
  • Through the GUI: Navigate through Menu >> Ubuntu Software Center. Enter "cheese" into the search bar and press enter. Highlight the Cheese icon and click "Install". You will be prompted for a password; type "freegeek" and press enter. The program will install and when it has finished, you will be prompted to restart.
• When the computer has restarted, go to Menu >> Multimedia >> Cheese. If the iSight Camera works, you should see yourself in the window that opens up. If not, the camera may not be properly installed or you may need to do some research to find extra drivers. Ask your instructor and check MacBuild Troubleshooting for more details

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Test the Keyboard (laptop only)

First insert an iPXE disk into optical drive and restart the computer, holding the Option key once the computer cycles back on. Select the Windows disk from boot options

• These testing steps determine if the laptop keyboard, trackpad, and mouse buttons are functioning properly.
  
  

☐ Boot to the network menu. Refer to the Laptop Evaluation guide if you need help with this step.
☐ Select Laptop Build → Keyboard and Mouse Testing from the Network Menu list.
☐ Test the Keyboard:

• Select Settings and switch the keyboard layout to Laptop Keyboard Layout. Hit OK.
• Press each key to test. You should see the color of the key on the screen start out red, change to yellow when pressed, then change to green and stay there when released. If a key does not change color (or remains yellow even when released), make a note and finish testing the other keys.
• For some laptop keys, you may need to use the Function (Fn) key in combination with another key, i.e. Fn + Num Lk for Scrl Lk.

☐ Test the trackpad, mouse buttons and pointing stick:

• Switch to Mouse to test the trackpad functions.
• Follow the instructions on the screen to test the trackpad and mouse buttons.
• Scrolling functions may not be available, as drivers run by the operating system are needed.
• If you have multiple mouse buttons on the keyboard/trackpad, hit Reset to test the second set.
• Be sure to test the keyboard pointing stick, if there is one. It will look like a big colored dot in the middle of the keyboard.
  

☐ Hit Quit to exit the program once testing is finished, and restart. If you have to swap in a new keyboard or button, make sure to repeat the above steps.

What to do if something doesn't work

• If any keys are non-functional, consult with your instructor. They may have you clean the keyboard, replace some keys, or replace the whole keyboard.
• If the trackpad or mouse buttons are finicky or non-functional, consult with your instructor.

If any of the keys do not work, ask your instructor about replacing the keyboard.

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Reboot the system

• Open a terminal and type sudo reboot. Wait while it reboots, and ensure that the system powers on and offers a login screen without user intervention (e.g. requiring you to "press F1 to boot.")
• If it doesn't boot smoothly, try "blessing" the disk. To do this, you need to boot into an OSX session by either connecting a network cable or an external HDD. With either of these options, once you are in the Apple operating system, open a terminal window and type sudo bless --device /dev/disk0s1 --setBoot --legacy, press enter. You will be prompted for a password, enter "freegeek" (it won't show up, but it worked, I promise), and wait a moment. It won't look like anything has happened, but it actually reduces the boot-time to get into the Xubuntu OS. Restart the computer and see what I mean.

Prepare for End User

Run "printme" from terminal

• From a Xubuntu terminal, type "printme," this will generate a questionnaire in Command Line.
• Refer to your written notes for the RAM type and speed, the BIOS key and Boot Menu key, if applicable.
• When it asks what is notable about this system, enter:

Intel w/ Ubuntu installed Processor type and speed Memory size and speed Wireless card info Battery test results for laptops Press enter to create a web document.

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Copy system ID (IMPORTANT!)

• Copy the system ID from the printme onto a blank sticker and put it on back of computer, ideally in a location that isn't covering any fans, other ventilation, or removable case parts such as slot covers.

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Add Free Geek Sticker

• Affix on the front of the system, in a sensible location! (Usually adjacent to or above/below the Processor tag)

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Check in with Build Instructor

• The Build Instructor will check the printme and edit it to sign it off.
• Your instructor may ask you to replace certain components, which will require re-running the "printme" form. Some changes may also need to be made in the web browser. If your instructor gives the "thumbs-up," proceed to the next step.

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Save Printme to the Desktop

• After your Build Instructor has inspected the system, click "Print" in the browser that opens. Choose "Print to file." Save the file to the Desktop and name it "QC Printme", then click "Print" to save. Click on the QC Printme icon on the Desktop to open it up.

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Enable network printers:

• Go to Menu >> System >> Printing
• Select Server >> Settings and check the box marked Show Printers Shared by Other Systems and click OK.
• Wait for a few moments and click the refresh icon. A selection of printers should appear.

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Print a hard copy of Printme

• Close the "Printing - localhost" window that opens and select the "build" printer from the Print menu once it appears. Click Print and retrieve the sheet from the printer in the back (SW) corner of the room.
• Have your Build Instructor sign off on the printed sheet. Then fold it in half (lengthwise) and tape it to the top of the system (the side of the page with the instructor's initials facing up.)

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Shut down and shelve the system

• Open a terminal and type "sudo halt -p" then press enter. When the system has shut down, unplug all cables, double-check that the case is secured properly, and ask a build instructor where to put the system once shutdown is complete.