Chris Louden wrote: > On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 2:59 PM, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Todd Walton wrote: .. >> So what we need is a unit-test suite for the PC-as-a-whole. >> >> Anybody ever hear of anyone doing something like that? .. > Yes me. At my current employer we make a DVD to restore a system to a > certain point. Basically has all the drivers, aps, patches and etc > already on it. For Windows versions we are able to do that but still > have the system go through the initial config. Basically there is a > DVD for each model of workstation/server we sell and twice a year or > so the images are updated to include the latest drivers and patches > unless the system is replaced with a new model. > > In any case I have OS test suite I execute to verify the image is good > to go. Everything from com ports enumerating correctly, drivers being > of a specific version, certain features being disabled/disabled. it > takes a little while.
Any chance of publishing that test suite? Seems like it might make a nice basis for an article (or wiki), too. Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
