diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/apt.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/apt.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d4dd35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/apt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import os
+from oeqa.utils.httpserver import HTTPService
+from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
+from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotDataVar, skipIfNotFeature
+from oeqa.runtime.decorator.package import OEHasPackage
+
+class AptTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
+
+    def pkg(self, command, expected = 0):
+        command = 'apt-get %s' % command
+        status, output = self.target.run(command, 1500)
+        message = os.linesep.join([command, output])
+        self.assertEqual(status, expected, message)
+        return output
+
+class AptRepoTest(AptTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        service_repo = os.path.join(cls.tc.td['DEPLOY_DIR_DEB'], 'all')
+        cls.repo_server = HTTPService(service_repo, cls.tc.target.server_ip)
+        cls.repo_server.start()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.repo_server.stop()
+
+    def setup_source_config_for_package_install(self):
+        apt_get_source_server = 'http://%s:%s/' % (self.tc.target.server_ip, self.repo_server.port)
+        apt_get_sourceslist_dir = '/etc/apt/'
+        self.target.run('cd %s; echo deb %s ./ > sources.list' % (apt_get_sourceslist_dir, apt_get_source_server))
+
+    def cleanup_source_config_for_package_install(self):
+        apt_get_sourceslist_dir = '/etc/apt/'
+        self.target.run('cd %s; rm sources.list' % (apt_get_sourceslist_dir))
+
+    @skipIfNotFeature('package-management',
+                      'Test requires package-management to be in IMAGE_FEATURES')
+    @skipIfNotDataVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE', 'deb',
+                      'DEB is not the primary package manager')
+    @OEHasPackage(['apt'])
+    def test_apt_install_from_repo(self):
+        self.setup_source_config_for_package_install()
+        self.pkg('update')
+        self.pkg('remove --yes run-postinsts-dev')
+        self.pkg('install --yes --allow-unauthenticated run-postinsts-dev')
+        self.cleanup_source_config_for_package_install()
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/gi.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/gi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19073e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/gi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import os
+
+from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
+from oeqa.core.decorator.depends import OETestDepends
+from oeqa.runtime.decorator.package import OEHasPackage
+
+class GObjectIntrospectionTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
+
+    @OETestDepends(["ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh"])
+    @OEHasPackage(["python3-pygobject"])
+    def test_python(self):
+        script = """from gi.repository import GObject; print(GObject.markup_escape_text("<testing&testing>"))"""
+        status, output = self.target.run("python3 -c '%s'" % script)
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg="Python failed (%s)" % (output))
+        self.assertEqual(output, "&lt;testing&amp;testing&gt;", msg="Unexpected output (%s)" % output)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/kernelmodule.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/kernelmodule.py
index 11ad7b7..de1a5aa 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/kernelmodule.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/kernelmodule.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     @OETestDepends(['gcc.GccCompileTest.test_gcc_compile'])
     def test_kernel_module(self):
         cmds = [
-            'cd /usr/src/kernel && make scripts',
+            'cd /usr/src/kernel && make scripts prepare',
             'cd /tmp && make',
             'cd /tmp && insmod hellomod.ko',
             'lsmod | grep hellomod',
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/opkg.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/opkg.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..671ee06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/opkg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import os
+from oeqa.utils.httpserver import HTTPService
+from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
+from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotDataVar, skipIfNotFeature
+from oeqa.runtime.decorator.package import OEHasPackage
+
+class OpkgTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
+
+    def pkg(self, command, expected = 0):
+        command = 'opkg %s' % command
+        status, output = self.target.run(command, 1500)
+        message = os.linesep.join([command, output])
+        self.assertEqual(status, expected, message)
+        return output
+
+class OpkgRepoTest(OpkgTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        service_repo = os.path.join(cls.tc.td['DEPLOY_DIR_IPK'], 'all')
+        cls.repo_server = HTTPService(service_repo, cls.tc.target.server_ip)
+        cls.repo_server.start()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.repo_server.stop()
+
+    def setup_source_config_for_package_install(self):
+        apt_get_source_server = 'http://%s:%s/' % (self.tc.target.server_ip, self.repo_server.port)
+        apt_get_sourceslist_dir = '/etc/opkg/'
+        self.target.run('cd %s; echo src/gz all %s >> opkg.conf' % (apt_get_sourceslist_dir, apt_get_source_server))
+        
+    def cleanup_source_config_for_package_install(self):
+        apt_get_sourceslist_dir = '/etc/opkg/'
+        self.target.run('cd %s; sed -i "/^src/d" opkg.conf' % (apt_get_sourceslist_dir))
+        
+    @skipIfNotFeature('package-management',
+                      'Test requires package-management to be in IMAGE_FEATURES')
+    @skipIfNotDataVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE', 'ipk',
+                      'IPK is not the primary package manager')
+    @OEHasPackage(['opkg'])
+    def test_opkg_install_from_repo(self):
+        self.setup_source_config_for_package_install()
+        self.pkg('update')
+        self.pkg('remove run-postinsts-dev')
+        self.pkg('install run-postinsts-dev')
+        self.cleanup_source_config_for_package_install()
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ptest.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ptest.py
index ec8c038..f60a433 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ptest.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ptest.py
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@
 
     @OETestID(1600)
     @skipIfNotFeature('ptest', 'Test requires ptest to be in DISTRO_FEATURES')
-    @skipIfNotFeature('ptest-pkgs', 'Test requires ptest-pkgs to be in IMAGE_FEATURES')
     @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
     def test_ptestrunner(self):
+        status, output = self.target.run('which ptest-runner', 0)
+        if status != 0:
+            self.skipTest("No -ptest packages are installed in the image")
+
         import datetime
 
         test_log_dir = self.td.get('TEST_LOG_DIR', '')
@@ -80,3 +83,11 @@
             # Remove the old link to create a new one
             os.remove(ptest_log_dir_link)
         os.symlink(os.path.basename(ptest_log_dir), ptest_log_dir_link)
+
+        failed_tests = {}
+        for section in parse_result.result_dict:
+            failed_testcases = [ test for test, result in parse_result.result_dict[section] if result == 'fail' ]
+            if failed_testcases:
+                failed_tests[section] = failed_testcases
+
+        self.assertFalse(failed_tests, msg = "Failed ptests: %s" %(str(failed_tests)))
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/stap.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/stap.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc728bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/stap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import os
+
+from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
+from oeqa.core.decorator.depends import OETestDepends
+from oeqa.core.decorator.oeid import OETestID
+from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotFeature
+
+class StapTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        src = os.path.join(cls.tc.runtime_files_dir, 'hello.stp')
+        dst = '/tmp/hello.stp'
+        cls.tc.target.copyTo(src, dst)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        files = '/tmp/hello.stp'
+        cls.tc.target.run('rm %s' % files)
+
+    @OETestID(1652)
+    @skipIfNotFeature('tools-profile',
+                      'Test requires tools-profile to be in IMAGE_FEATURES')
+    @OETestDepends(['kernelmodule.KernelModuleTest.test_kernel_module'])
+    def test_stap(self):
+        cmds = [
+            'cd /usr/src/kernel && make scripts prepare',
+            'cd /lib/modules/`uname -r` && (if [ ! -L build ]; then ln -s /usr/src/kernel build; fi)',
+            'stap --disable-cache -DSTP_NO_VERREL_CHECK /tmp/hello.stp'
+            ]
+        for cmd in cmds:
+            status, output = self.target.run(cmd, 900)
+            self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='\n'.join([cmd, output]))