On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 12:50 PM Lukas Ruzicka <lruzicka@redhat.com> wrote:
Hello friends of Fedora,

with Fedora 34, the current audio server Pulseaudio will be (probably) replaced by PipeWire which will handle all system audio. Therefore we, at Fedora QA, believe that some adjustments should be made to how we test the basic audio.
The following is a proposal to change the Testcase_audio_basic (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Testcase_audio_basic) to cover the basic Fedora audio listening.

Please, let me know what you think about it.

Thanks,
Lukas



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Testcase Audio Basic (change proposal)

Description

This test case tests whether sound can be played on Fedora.

Prerequisites

  • Make sure your sound device (hardware) is correctly connected to your computer, so that you can expect that sound will be played, i.e. you have speakers (or headphones) connected to the sound output of your sound adapter, or a receiver connected to a S/PDIF output.
  • Run Settings (or your desktop's alternative) and navigate to the Sound tab. Check that your sound device is correctly recognized by the system. In case you have more sound devices, make sure all of these devices are listed.
  • Select a preferred device for output. If you want to use an S/PDIF connection, set the device's profile to the appropriate choice (the output should be Digital Stereo (IEC958)).
  • Shut your system down entirely, then start it up again and log in to the desktop.

How to test

  • Start one of the default desktop media applications, for example GNOME's Videos or Rhythmbox. Alternatively, you can use any audio application of your choice.
  • Use the selected application to play a sound file located on your computer. If you do not have any suitable sound files, you can download an example from this location (http://bit.ly/ugVihP). Make sure the sound file uses a supported format. The Ogg Vorbis is a safe choice.
  • Try to change the sound level using dedicated tools, such as panel applets.
  • Start another audio application and make it play a sound simultaneously with the first audio application.

Expected Results

  • You can hear the sound playing over the selected sound device. You should not have to adjust any default volume settings in order to hear the sound after the computer has started.
  • When two audio applications play simultaneously, both sounds can be heard.
  • When you try to adjust the sound volume, it changes accordingly.


LGTM