LINUX based USB Data Duplication

Introduction FlashBay is a London, UK based company selling customized USB Flash Drives to businesses across Europe and the US. One of the services we offer is pre-loading data onto the USB Flash Drives with clients presentation, video or audio files. Our problem: We currently upload files onto USB Flash Drives via Windows XP based standard Dell PC hardware and USB hubs. This method causes frequent crashes of the computers and is very slow to operate limiting our USB duplication capacity and slowing down order processing as a whole. Our intention /project description: We would like to code/configure a LINUX based system with 16 USB ports to allow for optimal speed and reliability for our USB data duplication/data loading sessions. We are looking for a coder who can work out how to configure/manipulate a standard LINUX operating system to enable an optimal data preload operation. Our target process flow (open for CODER ideas and changes): STEP 1: Inserting the USB Flash Drives to the USB ports (16) STEP 2: Mounting the USB Flash Drives to the system (automatic or manual - CODER would need to investigate) STEP 3: Loading the data file(s) onto all USB Flash Drives (16) in a single sycle STEP 4: Dismounting the USB Flash Drives (automatic or manual) Summary: We are looking for a coder who can optimize a Linux operating system for the purpose of USB data duplication. The system needs to be 'designed' purely around USB data data duplication and stripped of all non-essential parts. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform LINUX ***Please see a company below which is offering a hardware device for data duplication which we are trying to replicate ourselves due to the costs associated with the purchase of this device and the limited scaleability: <[login to view URL]> <[login to view URL]>