From: "Edward" <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: > > > All, > > > > We have a server currently running RHL 9 (We're planning on upgrading to > > RHEL 3.0, but that's another story). Anyway, the SCSI tape drive is dying > > and since it's a relatively small server I figured I'd just use mondoarchive > > to back it up to dvd instead. > > > > I bought a LiteOn LDW-451S dvd burner and put it in. I then modified the > > kernel line to include the scsi emulation, so now it reads: > > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-31.9smp) > > root (hd0,0) > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-31.9smp ro root=LABEL=/ hda=ide-scsi > > initrd /initrd-2.4.20-31.9smp.img > > > > I also installed dvdrecord-0.1.2-10 and dvd+rw-tools-5.11.4.6.4-1. I had > > been using mondo 1.64 to back up to tape, but since it didn't recognize dvd, > > I upgraded to mondo 1.75. > > > > the machine rebooted when it got to the point of burning the image to the > > drive. Then after reboot, I wanted to look at the dvd+rw-tools docs, so I > > started vnc and tried to get into /usr/share/docs from nautilus. vnc has > > been rock-solid so far, but this time the machine rebooted again. > > > > I have no idea what to do from here. Any ideas? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Ben > > Overloading the power supply maybe? I doubt it. I pulled a CD-ROM and replaced it with the DVD burner. This is a server box with a big honkin power supply... Ben -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
