Re: [Server-devel] Nepal XS customizations
2009/10/23 Martin Langhoff martin.langh...@gmail.com: - a script to simplify eth0 configuration How does that work? http://hg.olenepal.org/NEXS_scripts/file/tip/netsetup.sh Notes on self test: - 32 tests performed, to check that: hostname has been set, both ethernet interfaces present, all the regular XS services running How does that work? Without the Nepal specific bits, that might be a nice addition to the XS... A bash test wrapper and a series of tests: http://hg.olenepal.org/NEXS_scripts/file/tip/tests - a clone of http://en.wiktionary.org - an English definition dictionary - a clone of www.nepalisabdakos.com - a Nepali definition dictionary How do you mirror those? Sabdakos: our personal contacts with the site sent us their db and source Wiktionary: blog entry coming up whenever I have time, there were a few challenges... Daniel ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
[Server-devel] Nepal XS customizations
Here are the customizations we're making on top of XS-0.6 here in Nepal. This version will start being distributed to the field on Monday. Kickstart file modifications: - no GUI, just use text mode - auto reboot at the end of installation - no interactivity during installation - timezone and root password hardcoded - packages added: dansguardian, dependencies for nepal's E-library system (www.pustakalaya.org) e.g. mysql, some php modules, ImageMagick, java - added a nepal-specific nexs-custom customization package, and a script from that package to run on firstboot (details below) - nepal-specific XS build number written to /etc/motd and /etc/issue Build scripts including the customization file can be found at http://hg.olenepal.org/NEXS-image-builder/ The customizations from nexs-custom: - udev rules to make sure that onboard LAN is eth1, and USB ethernet adapter (for WAN) is eth0 - apache configs to set up aliases for our various content components and E-library - mysql config file to enable storage in /library and 1-file-per-table innodb setting - a script to simplify eth0 configuration - a self test system (details below) - various usbmount scripts to enable automatic content installation from USB The firstboot script from nexs-custom: - configure and enable dansguardian - setup admin user account, with a predetermined SSH public key and password - configure and enable mysql - enable moodle admin account and set a predetermined password - beep and print some instructions to the screen Notes on self test: - 32 tests performed, to check that: hostname has been set, both ethernet interfaces present, all the regular XS services running, Nepal content has been installed - it runs on every boot, logging the test results and info into /var/log (max 500 logs kept) - it can also be run from a usbmount script which is triggered by a file named nexs-run-self-test on the USB disk. In this mode it will use aural beep codes to indicate test success and failure, in addition to logging the test results and info back to the USB disk. nexs-custom code is found at http://hg.olenepal.org/NEXS_scripts/ The content that we add: - Fedora Commons (www.fedora.info) and Fez frontend, and huge content collection -- a clone of pustakalaya.org - a clone of http://en.wiktionary.org - an English definition dictionary - a clone of www.nepalisabdakos.com - a Nepali definition dictionary - wikipedia for schools (http://schools-wikipedia.org/) - latest full version of OLE Nepal's huge educational content activity, including the whole years worth of lessons (this is also present on the XOs but only for a certain time period at a time -- the overall activity is split into 6 different XO activities which are distributed at different times through the year, the full version is too big to store on XO) - some world maps, an atlas, and educational videos some scripts we use for supporting the above content installation can be found at http://hg.olenepal.org/NEXC-maint/ Daniel ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] Nepal XS
On Mon, 2008-10-06 at 09:18 +0545, Martin Langhoff Wrote wrote: For example, use two XOs to verify ejabberd functionality. Use browse to verify that the schoolserver link delivers the Moodle (site) home page. Use browse to verify internet connectivity. Try to access a 'forbidden' site to verify Dansguardian is working. In short, a checklist of simple tests to verify server functions. Worthtwhile idea, right now we have too many things changing, but that'd be something for a 0.9/1.0 release. I respectfully disagree, I think these tests would be more useful since many things are changing. Simple tests would save us a lot of testing time in our own lab. The tests should just be generic enough to accommodate changes in the underlying systems. Such tests would save Tony a ton of time testing a new XS install, whether it be 0.4, 0.5-0.9 I suspect they would save time for others as well. -- Bryan W. Berry Technology Director OLE Nepal, http://www.olenepal.org ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] Nepal XS
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Bryan Berry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Such tests would save Tony a ton of time testing a new XS install, whether it be 0.4, 0.5-0.9 I suspect they would save time for others as well. We are working with a core team of 2, soon to shink to 1 1/2. There is a *very* small set of pilots currently in place, but this number is about to explode -- I need to focus on moving forward as fast as possible. On the other hand, if others can help with documentation and polish stuff, I'm all for it. cheers, m -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
[Server-devel] Nepal XS deployment
Hi, I am currently working to build a local version of XS 0.4. The goal is to be able to install XS from a USB drive requiring the installer only to provide the name of the school and the ip address of the server. Yesterday I was able to install XS 0.4 from a USB drive with help from Jeremy Katz. Most USB drives are not bootable. This requires: parted /dev/sdb toggle 1 boot quit after which livecd-iso-to-disk should accept it. The rabbit-hole is to attempt the obvious: parted /dev/sdb1 toggle 1 boot which does not work. The three remaining (big) steps are: 1. Add Dansguardian 2. Add Moodle 3. Develop custom install script which accepts the school name and the server ip address and completes the configuration of the server automatically. Naturally, I would like to work in collaboration with the XS development team so as not to duplicate too much of this effort. For example, it would be easy to add the Dansguardian and Moodle files to the USB drive. If the XS release install script executed a file (script) with a well-known name on the USB drive, it would be possible for local deployments to use this file for a configuration script. This would also make it easy for us to develop our script and then make it available to you to see what should be included in the standard release and what should be left local. Another area that deserves some attention is how to test a server installation in the field. For example, use two XOs to verify ejabberd functionality. Use browse to verify that the schoolserver link delivers the Moodle (site) home page. Use browse to verify internet connectivity. Try to access a 'forbidden' site to verify Dansguardian is working. In short, a checklist of simple tests to verify server functions. Tony ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
