Volunteers needed for Linux project

[Doc.Brown at rolls-royce.com]

I sent him this script, and told him I could easily make a special Ubuntu
Live-CD with it included:

 

#!/bin/bash

# This script uses the command line progress bar,
http://clpbar.sourceforge.net

 

# Make sure user is root...

if [ $USER != "root" ]; then

  echo "You must be root, use: sudo $0"

  exit

fi

 

# Test ALL network cards...

for item in `/sbin/ifconfig -s | grep -v Iface | grep -v lo | awk '{print
$1}'`

do

  echo "Testing $item..."

  /usr/sbin/ethtool -t $item | grep result

done

 

# Erase ALL hard drives...

for drive in `fdisk -l | grep -v identifier | grep Disk | awk '{print $2}' |
tr ":" " "`

do

  size=`fdisk -l | grep -v identifier | grep Disk | grep $drive | awk
'{print $5}'`

  cnt=$(($size/1048576))

  echo "Erasing $drive ($cnt MB)..."

  dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1M count=$cnt | /usr/bin/bar -s $size > $drive

done

 

*** WARNING! DO NOT RUN THIS AS ROOT IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR DISKS ERASED!

David (Doc) Brown 
Information Specialist 
EDS, an HP Company 
Rolls-Royce Account 
2001 S. Tibbs Ave. W2C 
Indianapolis, IN 46241 
Tel: +1 317 230-3623 
Fax: +1 317 230-6152 
Page: +1 317 230-3883 
E-mail:  <mailto:doc.brown at eds.com> doc.brown at eds.com 

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From: cinlug-bounces at lists.cinlug.org
[mailto:cinlug-bounces at lists.cinlug.org] On Behalf Of Patrick P
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:07 PM
To: Brown, David (Test Dept)
Subject: RE: Volunteers needed for Linux project

 

 This distro will handle the testing part fine.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/deb-ice/


> Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:45:41 -0400
> From: schultmc at cinlug.org
> To: announce at lists.cinlug.org
> Subject: Volunteers needed for Linux project
> CC: cinlug at lists.cinlug.org
> 
> Wings for West Africa [1] is seeking volunteers for a Linux project.
> They're looking for volunteers to create a Linux distribution CD and a
> brief step by step process. 
> 
> Their current process is:
> 
> 1. Receive a machine
> 2. See if it powers on and boots
> a. If so, see if the network card works
> b. If not and the machine does not have a hard drive (often a
> donated corporate machine), they install a hard drive, install
> Windows XP, and check out the machine
> 3. Reformat the hard drive. Once the machines get to Africa, a French
> language version of the OS is installed
> 
> 
> This is their most time consuming task.
> 
> They would like to:
> 
> 1. Have a Linux distribution on a bootable CD
> 2. Have a short written script so volunteers can execute the process
> (They can help write the script with some direction from Linux experts)
> 3. Validate the NIC
> 4. Reformat the hard drive
> 
> Michael Zierdt from Wings for West Africa has time available and says he
> can travel anywhere to support this. He has 3 donated PCs, mice,
> keyboards, and a CRT monitor for testing.
> 
> A flyer describing Wings for West Africa is available [2] although it is
> aimed at donation drives.
> 
> [1] http://www.wafwings.org/
> [2] http://www.cinlug.org/files/misc/Wings_for_West_Africa.pdf

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