[meego-fi] Re: Requesting help with a small scripting task for Summit preparations
- From: Jarkko Kniivilä <jkniiv@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: meego-network-fi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 18:42:24 +0300
Moi,
I'm willing to try. I hav a four-port hub, so I can try to script with that.
Hopefully I will hav a version ready by the next volunteer meeting (Apr 11)
so we can test it with the 10-port one (which based on the lsusb-output you
provided seems to hav a four-port and a seven-port one chained together).
I think we need the copying to be spawned into background and include some
logging so I think we should employ DJB daemontools[1] or Gerrit Pape's
runit[2], whichever happens to be more convenient. Copying itself could be
via rsync or unison as to be the most robust possible. Finally I would write
the udev script in python or perl.
Btw, I hope the hub has an external power supply as the USB 2.0 default
ampeerage of 500mA is probably not enuff for 10 usb sticks to be pounded
simultaneously. :)
Cheers,
// Jarkko Kn. aka 'jibun'
[1] http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html
[2] http://smarden.org/runit/
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 13:13, Topi Santakivi <topi.santakivi@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hi.
>
> The summit is coming in < 2 weeks from. We'll be offering
> a developer USB stick containing tools, MeeGo images
> and additional information to all attendants.
>
> There are 350 USB sticks coming by mail, and we'll have
> to copy the content to the sticks semi-manually, using 2
> 10-port USB hubs.
>
> To help with that task, there's a need for a bit scripting.
>
> Here's what's needed:
>
> 1. Create a udev rule saying
> "When a USB stick is attached to the hub, copy loads of
> data into it"
>
> 2. Copying part with an one-liner command or a script.
>
> udev info for the hub:
> http://piratepad.net/1qAl8xTFxr
>
> A great guide on udev rules:
> http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html
>
> Any takers?:)
>
> BR,
> Topi
>
>
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