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From: ssmithx
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 02:49:02 +0000
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Reads /proc, /sys, and common CLI tools (lscpu, lsblk, lspci, lsusb) to
print a YAML block matching data/schema.json: device model (DMI on x86,
/proc/device-tree/model on ARM SBCs), form factor (best-effort — battery
presence, DMI chassis type, device-tree presence), CPU, RAM, root storage
type/size, WiFi chip (PCI, then USB, then falls back to driver name rather
than guessing wrong), ethernet. Fields it can't detect (archy_version,
install_method, status) are left as clearly-marked TODOs rather than
guessed. Local-only — no network calls, changes nothing.
Tested for real on this box (a QEMU VM): correctly identified it as a VM,
correctly fell back to "other" with a TODO for form_factor rather than
guessing, output validated as parseable YAML. Passes shellcheck clean.
Linked from the homepage, report.html, and CONTRIBUTING.md.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5
---
CONTRIBUTING.md | 21 ++++--
site/gather-hardware-info.sh | 142 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
site/index.html | 7 ++
site/report.html | 1 +
site/style.css | 2 +
5 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
create mode 100755 site/gather-hardware-info.sh
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 73f3a39..329a3ac 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
# Contributing to ArchyHCL
-Two ways to add a report, pick whichever's easier for you.
+Two ways to add a report, pick whichever's easier for you. Either way,
+running [`gather-hardware-info.sh`](https://hcl.archipelago-foundation.org/gather-hardware-info.sh)
+on the machine you tested first is the easiest way to get accurate
+CPU/RAM/storage/WiFi-chip values — it's local-only (reads `/proc`/`/sys`,
+no network calls), read it before you run it like any script.
## Option A — use the report form (no git needed)
@@ -31,8 +35,9 @@ supported no-git path, not the raw "New Issue" button.)
This fails loudly (and tells you exactly which field) if anything's
wrong — same idea as [archy](https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/archy)'s
own `scripts/validate-app-manifest.sh`.
-4. Open the PR. Once merged, `scripts/build.py` regenerates `site/data.json`
- and the site picks it up.
+4. Open the PR. Once merged, deployment is automatic — a CI job rebuilds
+ `site/data.json` and pushes it live within seconds, no manual step
+ needed.
## Updating an existing report
@@ -44,10 +49,12 @@ report is.
## What makes a good report
-- Be exact about the WiFi chip if you can (`iwconfig`/`lspci` on Linux,
- Device Manager on Windows if you dual-booted to check). "Realtek" alone
- isn't as useful as "Realtek RTL8821CE" — chip-specific driver issues are
- the single most common thing this list exists to surface.
+- Be exact about the WiFi chip if you can (`gather-hardware-info.sh` above
+ gets this right on most Linux hardware; `iwconfig`/`lspci` by hand
+ otherwise, Device Manager on Windows if you dual-booted to check).
+ "Realtek" alone isn't as useful as "Realtek RTL8821CE" — chip-specific
+ driver issues are the single most common thing this list exists to
+ surface.
- If `status` is `partial` or `broken`, describe *what* broke and *how you
noticed* (crash on boot? WiFi drops under load? specific app won't
start?) — "doesn't work" isn't actionable for the next person.
diff --git a/site/gather-hardware-info.sh b/site/gather-hardware-info.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3dc9c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/gather-hardware-info.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# gather-hardware-info.sh — collects the fields ArchyHCL's report form asks
+# for and prints a YAML block matching data/schema.json, ready to paste into
+# https://hcl.archipelago-foundation.org/report.html or a PR.
+#
+# Read before you run, like any script from the internet:
+# https://source.archipelago-foundation.org/ssmithx/ArchyHCL/src/branch/main/site/gather-hardware-info.sh
+#
+# Local-only: reads /proc, /sys, and a few common CLI tools. Makes no
+# network calls and changes nothing on the system. Some fields (WiFi chip
+# on non-PCI hardware, device model on some boards) can't be detected
+# reliably everywhere — those are left as TODO rather than guessed wrong.
+#
+# Usage: ./gather-hardware-info.sh (or: bash gather-hardware-info.sh)
+
+set -uo pipefail
+
+have() { command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+
+# --- device model ---
+device_model="TODO — e.g. \"Lenovo ThinkPad T430\""
+if [ -r /proc/device-tree/model ]; then
+ # Raspberry Pi and most other ARM SBCs expose a clean model string here,
+ # null-terminated.
+ device_model="$(tr -d '\0' < /proc/device-tree/model)"
+elif [ -r /sys/class/dmi/id/sys_vendor ] && [ -r /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name ]; then
+ vendor="$(cat /sys/class/dmi/id/sys_vendor 2>/dev/null)"
+ product="$(cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name 2>/dev/null)"
+ if [ -n "$vendor" ] && [ -n "$product" ]; then
+ device_model="$vendor $product"
+ fi
+fi
+
+# --- form factor (best-effort guess — double-check this one) ---
+form_factor="other # TODO: couldn't guess confidently, pick laptop|desktop|mini-pc|sbc|server|other"
+if [ -r /proc/device-tree/model ]; then
+ form_factor="sbc"
+elif ls /sys/class/power_supply/BAT* >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ form_factor="laptop"
+elif [ -r /sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_type ]; then
+ case "$(cat /sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_type 2>/dev/null)" in
+ 8|9|10|14) form_factor="laptop" ;; # Portable/Laptop/Notebook/Sub-Notebook
+ 3|4|6|7) form_factor="desktop" ;; # Desktop/Low Profile Desktop/Mini Tower/Tower
+ 35|36) form_factor="mini-pc" ;; # Small Form Factor variants some vendors use
+ 23) form_factor="server" ;; # Rack Mount Chassis
+ esac
+fi
+
+# --- CPU ---
+if have lscpu; then
+ cpu="$(lscpu | awk -F: '/^Model name/ {print $2; exit}' | sed 's/^ *//')"
+fi
+if [ -z "${cpu:-}" ]; then
+ cpu="$(awk -F: '/^model name/ {print $2; exit}' /proc/cpuinfo | sed 's/^ *//')"
+fi
+if [ -z "${cpu:-}" ]; then
+ # ARM boards often don't set "model name" — fall back to the SoC line.
+ cpu="$(awk -F: '/^Hardware|^Model/ {print $2; exit}' /proc/cpuinfo | sed 's/^ *//')"
+fi
+[ -z "${cpu:-}" ] && cpu="TODO — could not detect, check \`lscpu\` or \`cat /proc/cpuinfo\`"
+
+# --- RAM (rounded up to the nearest whole GB) ---
+ram_kb="$(awk '/MemTotal/ {print $2}' /proc/meminfo)"
+ram_gb=$(( (ram_kb + 1048575) / 1048576 ))
+
+# --- root filesystem storage: type + size ---
+storage_type="TODO"
+storage_size_gb="TODO"
+if have lsblk && have findmnt; then
+ root_src="$(findmnt -no SOURCE / 2>/dev/null || true)"
+ root_dev="$(lsblk -no PKNAME "$root_src" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+ [ -z "$root_dev" ] && root_dev="$(basename "${root_src:-}" 2>/dev/null | sed -E 's/p?[0-9]+$//')"
+ if [ -n "$root_dev" ] && [ -b "/dev/$root_dev" ]; then
+ size_bytes="$(lsblk -bno SIZE "/dev/$root_dev" 2>/dev/null | head -1)"
+ if [ -n "$size_bytes" ]; then
+ storage_size_gb=$(( size_bytes / 1073741824 ))
+ fi
+ case "$root_dev" in
+ nvme*) storage_type="nvme" ;;
+ mmcblk*) storage_type="emmc" ;;
+ *)
+ if [ -r "/sys/block/$root_dev/queue/rotational" ]; then
+ if [ "$(cat "/sys/block/$root_dev/queue/rotational")" = "0" ]; then
+ storage_type="ssd"
+ else
+ storage_type="hdd"
+ fi
+ fi
+ ;;
+ esac
+ fi
+fi
+
+# --- WiFi chip: try PCI, then USB, then fall back to the driver name ---
+wifi_chip="none"
+wifi_iface=""
+for w in /sys/class/net/*/wireless; do
+ [ -d "$w" ] || continue
+ wifi_iface="$(basename "$(dirname "$w")")"
+ break
+done
+if [ -n "$wifi_iface" ]; then
+ if have lspci; then
+ wifi_chip="$(lspci | grep -iE 'network controller|wireless' | head -1 | sed -E 's/^[0-9a-f:.]+ [^:]+: //')"
+ fi
+ if [ -z "$wifi_chip" ] && have lsusb; then
+ wifi_chip="$(lsusb | grep -iE 'wireless|wifi|802\.11' | head -1 | sed -E 's/^Bus [0-9]+ Device [0-9]+: ID [0-9a-f]{4}:[0-9a-f]{4} //')"
+ fi
+ if [ -z "$wifi_chip" ] && [ -r "/sys/class/net/$wifi_iface/device/uevent" ]; then
+ driver="$(awk -F= '/^DRIVER=/ {print $2}' "/sys/class/net/$wifi_iface/device/uevent")"
+ [ -n "$driver" ] && wifi_chip="driver: $driver (chip model not auto-detected — check \`lsusb\`/\`lspci\` by hand)"
+ fi
+ [ -z "$wifi_chip" ] && wifi_chip="TODO — wireless interface $wifi_iface found but chip not identified"
+fi
+
+# --- Ethernet chip (best-effort) ---
+ethernet=""
+if have lspci; then
+ ethernet="$(lspci | grep -i 'ethernet controller' | head -1 | sed -E 's/^[0-9a-f:.]+ [^:]+: //')"
+fi
+
+today="$(date +%F 2>/dev/null || echo "TODO")"
+
+cat <.yml in a PR — see CONTRIBUTING.md
+device_model: "$device_model"
+form_factor: $form_factor
+cpu: "$cpu"
+ram_gb: $ram_gb
+storage:
+ type: $storage_type
+ size_gb: $storage_size_gb
+wifi_chip: "$wifi_chip"
+$( [ -n "$ethernet" ] && echo "ethernet: \"$ethernet\"" )
+archy_version: "TODO — e.g. 1.8.10-alpha"
+install_method: TODO # usb-iso | netboot | existing-os-script | other
+status: TODO # working | partial | broken
+tested_date: "$today"
+YAML
diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html
index 55a4239..9c07522 100644
--- a/site/index.html
+++ b/site/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
Tested Archipelago on your own hardware? Report it —
takes two minutes and helps the next person know what to expect before they buy or repurpose a machine.
+
+ Not sure of your exact CPU/WiFi chip/etc.? Run
+ this script on the machine you
+ tested — bash gather-hardware-info.sh — it prints most of
+ the fields for you, ready to paste into the form above. Local-only, no
+ network calls, read it before you run it like you should with any script.
+
diff --git a/site/report.html b/site/report.html
index 2907316..6d86dc9 100644
--- a/site/report.html
+++ b/site/report.html
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
Fill this in, hit submit — it opens a pre-filled issue on Gitea with everything formatted and ready for a maintainer to merge. You'll still need a (free) Gitea account to actually post it.
+ Not sure of your exact CPU/WiFi chip/storage? Run gather-hardware-info.sh on the machine you tested first — it prints most of these fields for you.
diff --git a/site/style.css b/site/style.css
index 636e40a..e53d53c 100644
--- a/site/style.css
+++ b/site/style.css
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
header p { color: var(--muted); max-width: 70ch; }
header .cta { color: var(--text); }
+header .cta-secondary { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.85rem; max-width: 70ch; }
+header .cta-secondary code { background: var(--panel); padding: 0.1rem 0.35rem; border-radius: 3px; color: var(--text); }
.controls {
display: flex;