Need Help with Knoppix

[Mark Phillips]

Thanks, Patrick. I also found these two commands for re-installing the
software after dpkg --get-selections and dpkg --set-selections from above (
https://wiki.debian.org/ListInstalledPackages):

apt-get dselect-upgrade
or
aptitude install $(cat /backup/installed-software.log)

Thanks!

Mark


On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 8:37 PM, Patrick Fleming <plug at rwcinc.net> wrote:

> These are a little old, but I think they still work:
>
> dpkg --get-selections > /backup/installed-software.log
>
> dpkg --set-selections < /backup/installed-software.log
>
> Once list is imported, use the dselect commmand or other tools to
> install the packages, enter:
> # dselect
>
> Select 'i' to install the software.
>
> From:
>
> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-get-list-installed-software-reinstallation-restore.html
>
> Maybe similar functionality using aptitude - I'm used to apt.
>
>
> On 02/05/2014 01:28 PM, Mark Phillips wrote:
> > OK, I checked the hardware and there are two drives in the machine - one
> > for boot and one with photos and other data. They are connected to a PCI
> > controller card that had two channels. So, I tried switching the cable
> > on the controller card to the second channel.
> >
> > After booting with knoppix, fdisk -l showed the two drives. I went for
> > the gold and tried booting the system normally. It ran into some read
> > errors from the boot drive when running a forced disk check, so it
> > dropped down into maintenance mode and I ran fsck /dev/sda1. I let it
> > correct the errors it found and then the machine booted up and is
> > running. During the boot up fsck was forced to run again on the second
> > drive, but no errors were found.
> >
> > One fatality from the fsck on the boot drive - backuppc dies because
> > there were some bad nodes found in one of the perl modules.
> >
> > I think I need a new controller card and to reload some software. How
> > would I tell aptitude to download and re-install what is currently on
> > the system? My thinking is that will correct any issues caused by the
> > bad nodes found on the boot drive. If I can get this drive back in good
> > shape, it may be time for a new drive as well.
> >
> > Any other thoughts or ideas?
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Mark Phillips
> > <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz <mailto:mark at phillipsmarketing.biz>> wrote:
> >
> >     Thanks. I will have to tear into the hardware tomorrow to see what I
> >     find.
> >
> >     Mark
> >
> >
> >     On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 2:46 AM, Michael Butash <michael at butash.net
> >     <mailto:michael at butash.net>> wrote:
> >
> >         I think it's pooped out... and it only sees one.
> >
> >             [    5.956680] ata3: link is slow to respond, please be
> >             patient (ready=0)
> >
> >             [   10.970015] ata3: device not ready (errno=-16), forcing
> >             hardreset
> >             [   16.136680] ata3: link is slow to respond, please be
> >             patient (ready=0)
> >             [   20.990011] ata3: SRST failed (errno=-16)
> >             [   26.156678] ata3: link is slow to respond, please be
> >             patient (ready=0)
> >             [   31.010012] ata3: SRST failed (errno=-16)
> >             [   36.176675] ata3: link is slow to respond, please be
> >             patient (ready=0)
> >             [   66.043340] ata3: SRST failed (errno=-16)
> >             [   71.050008] ata3: SRST failed (errno=-16)
> >             [   71.061817] ata3: reset failed, giving up
> >
> >
> >         This was a bit interesting though:
> >
> >         [    0.939779] ata1: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma
> >         0xffa0 irq 14
> >
> >         [    0.939783] ata2: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma
> >         0xffa8 irq 15
> >         [    0.939875] ata1: port disabled--ignoring
> >         [    0.943281] pata_sil680 0000:01:07.0: version 0.4.9
> >         [    0.943325] sil680: 133MHz clock.
> >         [    0.944316] scsi2 : pata_sil680
> >         [    0.944507] scsi3 : pata_sil680
> >         [    0.944666] ata3: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xecf8 ctl 0xecf0
> >         bmdma 0xecc0 irq 16
> >         [    0.944671] ata4: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xece0 ctl 0xecd8
> >         bmdma 0xecc8 irq 16
> >         [    0.945455] Error: Driver 'pata_platform' is already
> >         registered, aborting...
> >
> >         It sees the one on ata3, and read your cdrom, but the drive is
> >         stalling response, not sure that's not due to kernel oddities
> >         though at the end of that.  Check the status of the drives in
> >         the bios, it should usually register or show them in legacy bios
> >         ata devices. Can try to play with the ata modes in the bios.
> >
> >         Maybe try changing the modes or jumpers, maybe they're both
> >         master devices?  Mmm, master/slave jumpers, makes me feel old to
> >         remember them on drives...
> >
> >         Try one at a time too to rule it out, or another controller.
> >
> >         -mb
> >
> >
> >
> >
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