[ale] "busybox" looping?

[Robert L. Harris]

This one would work.  Could tell the person something "ok, learn to type
and then execute "setup" to try again...


Thus spake James P. Kinney III (jkinney at localnetsolutions.com):

> Oh. My syntax is, I'm sure, crappy, the idea is there. As long as DHCP
> is blank, loop through the process, setting DHCP to NULL if not in good
> form.
> 
> 
> echo "** Entering bootstrap **"
>  while ( ! DHCP ){
>  nums=0123456789
>  
>  echo -n "Enter IP address or DHCP:  "
>  read DHCP*
>  
>  case $DHCP in*
>          [$nums]\.[$nums])
>                  /sbin/manual_IP 
>          ;;
> 	[Dd][Hh][Cc][Pp])
> 		echo -n "Starting dhclient: "
>                  dhclient && echo "Success." || /sbin/manual_IP
> 	;;
>          *)
>                 DCHP=""
> 		echo "I can't start networking with that input" 
> 		exit
>          ;;
>  esac
> }
> 
> On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 10:14, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> >   Problem is that if the remote console (tty consoles in offices in and
> > out of the country) is slow and you hit enter to get the console to
> > respond, it doesn't because of lag, you hit enter again thinking it
> > wasn't connected, you just started dhclient and hosed the box.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thus spake James P. Kinney III (jkinney at localnetsolutions.com):
> > 
> > > Change the default to:
> > > 
> > > echo "** Entering bootstrap **"
> > > 
> > > nums=0123456789
> > > 
> > > echo -n "Enter IP address (leave blank for DHCP):  "
> > > read DHCP*
> > > 
> > > case $DHCP in*
> > >         [$nums]\.[$nums])
> > >                 /sbin/manual_IP 
> > >         ;;
> > >         *)
> > >                 echo -n "Starting dhclient: "
> > >                 dhclient && echo "Success." || /sbin/manual_IP
> > >         ;;
> > > esac
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 09:51, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > > >   Anyone use busybox?  Yes, I'm reverse engineering yet another project
> > > > since the last one started rolling out finally.  It's a custom boot
> > > > floppy that uses busybox.  The only real problem aside from some
> > > > modernization and tweaking is that the floppy executes a "menu" which
> > > > defaults to a very bad option if it doesn't like what it gets.  I'm
> > > > thinking I'd like to put in a loop.  Right now it has a case statement
> > > > that does a:
> > > > 
> > > > echo "** Entering bootstrap **"
> > > > echo -n "Obtain ip via DHCP? (default: yes):  "
> > > > read DHCP*
> > > > 
> > > > case $DHCP in*
> > > >         [Nn][Oo] | [Nn])
> > > >                 /sbin/manual_IP
> > > >         ;;
> > > >         *)
> > > >                 echo -n "Starting dhclient: "
> > > >                 dhclient && echo "Success." || /sbin/manual_IP
> > > >         ;;
> > > > esac
> > > > 
> > > >   The problem is that none of our production servers have dhcp in their
> > > > area so we have to manually enter the IP.  If you're connecting to a
> > > > remote console though you have to hit "enter" to get a screen refresh
> > > > when it disconnects you at boot up/reboot.  As a result you may or may
> > > > not end up hitting enter instead of "no" at that prompt.  It's happened
> > > > with co-workers a few times in the very early hours of the morning.
> > > > 
> > > >   I know I can put a bunch of read's before the segment but I'd like to
> > > > make it a little smarter and have it explicitly look for "yes" and loop
> > > > back if no such animal.
> > > > 
> > > >   Anyone used busy box to this end or other good suggestions?  No dhcp
> > > > won't be installed in the remote areas.. :>
> > > > 
> > > > Robert
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > :wq!
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> > > > Robert L. Harris                     | PGP Key ID: FC96D405
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> > > > FYI:
> > > >  perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> > > -- 
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> > > 
> > > GPG ID: 829C6CA7 James P. Kinney III (M.S. Physics) <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com>
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> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > :wq!
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Robert L. Harris                     | PGP Key ID: FC96D405
> >                                
> > DISCLAIMER:
> >       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> > FYI:
> >  perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> -- 
> James P. Kinney III   \Changing the mobile computing world/
> President and CEO      \          one Linux user         /
> Local Net Solutions,LLC \           at a time.          /
> 770-493-8244             \.___________________________./
> 
> GPG ID: 829C6CA7 James P. Kinney III (M.S. Physics) <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com>
> Fingerprint = 3C9E 6366 54FC A3FE BA4D 0659 6190 ADC3 829C 6CA7 
> 
> 





:wq!
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Robert L. Harris                     | PGP Key ID: FC96D405
                               
DISCLAIMER:
      These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
FYI:
 perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'


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