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 > > 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 > 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 > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss