The following tests require that you have several types of removable media on hand
Not having all media mentioned in test is not a case for failure. Please specify if media type is unavailable during test in the Comments section
This test will check that Volume Management is enabled and configurable
- Open File Manager
- File Manager opens
- Select Edit->Preferences
- The File Manager Preferences dialog opens
- Click the 'Advanced' tab
- Verify that 'Enable Volume Management' is checked, if not, check it.
- Click the 'Configure' link
- The Removable Drives and Media dialog opens
This test will check that Storage options work as expected
- Make sure that the 'Storage' tab is selected
- Uncheck all the options under 'Removable Storage'
- Plug in an external hard drive or USB flash drive
- The drive appears in the File Manager side pane but is unmounted
- Insert a CD or DVD containing data files into an appropriate drive
- The disc appears in the File Manager side pane but is unmounted
- Right-click on both of those media in File Manager and select 'Eject'
- They disappear from the side pane
- In the Removable Drives and Media dialog, check both 'Mount removable drives when hot-plugged' and 'Mount removable media when inserted'
- Insert the USB drive and optical disc again
- Both media appear in the side pane of File Manager and are automatically mounted but no contents are displayed in the File Manager window
- Eject both media again
- They disappear from the side pane
- In the Volume Manager, check 'Browse removable media when inserted'
- Insert the USB drive and optical disc again
- Both media appear in the side pane, they are automatically mounted and their contents are displayed in the File Manager window
- Eject both media
- Check the 'Burn a CD or DVD when a blank disc is inserted' option under 'Blank CDs and DVDs'
- The two 'Command' fields become active and are pre-populated with an 'xfburn' command
- Insert a blank recordable CD or DVD into an RW optical drive
- A dialog appears asking for confirmation to burn the disc
- Close the dialog and eject the disc
This test will check that the Multimedia options work as expected
- Click the 'Multimedia' tab
- Options for Audio CDs, Video CDs/DVDs and Portable Music Players are displayed
- Note: portable music player formats vary too greatly to allow a standardized test to be included here
- Ensure that both the Audio and Video options are checked and that there is a default command for Parole in the 'Command:' fields
- Ensure that the 'Mount removable media when inserted' option is checked under the 'Storage' tab
- Insert pre-recorded audio and video discs in an optical drive
- The discs play automatically after they are inserted
- Eject the discs
- Uncheck the options to play when inserted and insert the discs again
- The discs will not play automatically but will behave according to the current settings under the Storage tab for removable media
The last four tabs, 'Cameras', 'PDAs', 'Printers' and 'Input Devices' do not require testing
If all actions produce the expected results listed, please submit a 'passed' result.
If an action fails, or produces an unexpected result, please submit 'failed' and file a bug. Please be sure to include the bug number when you submit your result
