Re: [RULE] Sumitting PC Data

[Eugene Wong]

> From: "M. Fioretti" <address@hidden>
>
> The current form (once I'm sure everything is back on again) already
> allows to upload a text file, where one can put every info considered
> useful, from the outputs you suggest to the install report, or simply
> your review of how RULE/Red Hat perform on that box. In this sense,
> then, everything is already configured.
>
> If, instead, you meant adding fields to the database, so that it shows
> everything it has today plus those info, all in directly searchable
> tabular format, I'm not sure there is a need to use it. By "need" I
> mean being able to figure out if RULE is for you, or to debug
> installers better by reading those data.
>
> What does the list think?

Well, I meant both, because I thought that it might be easier to ask the 
users to submit such 'n such a file instead of asking them what is their cpu 
model, etc. Some people may not know, or may not know how to find out.

> From a quick scan of my /proc directories & subdirectories, I can see that 
there are files which tell us about:
1.) CPU
2.) RAM
3.) Hard Disk

The experts on this mailing list should be able to add to the above list.

Maybe each section [ie: CPU, RAM, Hard Disk, etc.] can have a submit button 
that automatically uploads the appropriate /proc file. If I click the 
"Submit CPU Info" button, then it will automatically upload /proc/cpuinfo, 
etc.

I'm sure that /proc/cpuinfo will provide more info than the RULE project 
needs, but if I understand correctly, then we can parse the files for what 
we need, using "cut" & "grep".

Questions? Comments?


Sincerely, & with thanks,
Eugene T.S. Wong

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