[RULE] Boot-floppy detect.

[Vegard Munthe]

This is not a RULE topic, but I'm asking in case someone here already has
what I'm looking for. (Sorry if you take offence, but I'm desperate)

A large problem with collecting used hardware for redistribution to
developing countries is to register and test the equipment. In this regard
I used a little time trying to compile libdetect[0] for inclusion on Toms
Root Boot, without success. Then I tryed compiling libdetect with
dietlibc[1], without success.

What I need is a bootfloppy that detects the hardware (dmesg from a large
kernel is not enough, need videocard etc). Software that does this
successfully that I know of is detect (from libdetect) and kudzu.

I don't have any more time to devote to this problem for the next four
months, but I have around $100 to spend on getting it done. :) We receive
about 200 PCs per month, and those collectiing them are
computer-illiterates, i.e. this floppy is imperative for successfull
registration of the equipment. Is there anyone here who knows of a good
solution, or who could make one? GNU/Linux floppyboots have always been
black-magic, so $100 isn't much, but its all I can spare to show I'm
serious.

Regards,
Vegard Munthe

[0] http://packages.debian.org/testing/libs/libdetect0.html
[1] http://www.dietlibc.org/




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