nneff wrote: > I looked at the following wiki pages which include instructions on how > to clone computer, update the cloning image, etc. > > http://64.34.164.208/~bworks/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=cloning_linux&s=cloning > http://64.34.164.208/~bworks/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=imaging_a_linux_disk&s=cloning > http://64.34.164.208/~bworks/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=updating_linux_image&s=cloning
To put some perspective on those pages, creating and cloning images has evolved quite a bit and those instructions have not necessarily kept pace. That you have questions is not surprising. I am glad you are asking them so that we can discover where we are lacking and make improvements. > I'm kinda fuzzy on the instructions on each of the three pages, and > have some questions/suggestions: > > 1) What is meant by "cloning computer"? I'm not sure whether the > Linux image is on the external disk, or whether it's on the "Cloning > Machine's" disk. Perhaps some definitions at the top of the page > would be helpful. In practice, the "cloning computer" now means the Shop Server, which I just overhauled on Tuesday. The Shop Server has most of the images we use: student Debian, class Debian, class Edubuntu, class Windows, server Ubuntu. What we don't have are images for the Adult class nor images for the retail computer, two deficiencies that we really should remedy. The Shop Server sits under the triage/repair table. > 2) I've never heard of a USB/FW enclosure. I had to look it up > before I understood. Maybe add something like "USB/FW enclosure > allows you to take an ordinary SATA hard drive and plug it into a > computer's FW / USB port". Better yet, we should have a "definitions" > page and link to the definition :) We could create a definitions page. Or we could put links right in the page that go to wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_enclosure or to a vender's product: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A0O1D2/ > 3) Maybe a bit more detailed Overview on each page would help: > "When you want to install Linux to a student's computer....", > > "When you want to update the Linux image that you install on student > computers....." > > "When you want to create a new master Linux image ....." That's one of the things we do need to do is create an Overview. Not only on each page but also for the entire workflow. For example, we don't create student machines by installing Linux on a machine's hard drive. Instead, we remove the existing drive and replace it with a drive that already has our student Linux image cloned onto it. > If anyone wants to clarify the pages, or respond with answers to > some/all the questions here, I'd be glad to update the wiki. I hope that answers at least some of your questions and clarifies things a bit. If not, please feel free to ask more questions. Also, feel free to modify the wiki pages. There's no such thing as making a mistake on a wiki page. All edits can be undone. Regards, - Robert
