We have an old 3.x server whose hd is dying (kernel: hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x61) and accessing certain files just crashes the system with a reboot. We have moved as many files to a nfs server as we could so simply. The system has been heavily modified (all using rpms) from baseline. What is the most practical method to replace the hard drive? -Jason Pyeron -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, purge the message from your system and notify the sender immediately. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited.
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Jason Pyeron <jpyeron at pdinc.us> wrote:> We have an old 3.x server whose hd is dying (kernel: hda: dma_timer_expiry: > dma status == 0x61) and accessing certain files just crashes the system with > a reboot. > > We have moved as many files to a nfs server as we could so simply. > > The system has been heavily modified (all using rpms) from baseline. > > What is the most practical method to replace the hard drive?Install another drive (same size or larger), boot from CD in rescue mode and use the dd utility to copy the old drive image to the new disk (example: dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb). However, the failing hardware could make this problematic. Then remove the dying disk and install the new disk on the cable where the old disk was so that the new disk is now /dev/hda. If you are lucky enough to succeed consider mirroring with Linux software RAID or at least make a full backup. -- Jeff
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