Re: ATTN Mondo users - pse help cdrom Mondo probs
John,
This reply was posted on the Mondo Devel list. Sorry that you missed seeing
it. I hope it helps you.
I had a similar problem. I created a Mondo DVD (from Debian Etch
stable) and received the same "copy to floppies" message when
attempting to boot. I solved the problem by creating a new Mondo ISO
image *while a CD was mounted*. With a CD mounted, the modules needed
to support the CD drive will be included in the ISO. After the ISO is
created, unmount the CD and use a blank CD/DVD to burn the ISO image.
There are instructions for using the "cdrecord" command in the Mondo
how-to.
http://www.mondorescue.org/docs/mondorescue-howto.html
Judging from a search of the Mondo mailing list archive, this seems
to be a common error message. I believe there have been other causes
for it. I am definitely not a Mondo expert.
On Sunday 09 December 2007 06:03 pm, John Fleming wrote:
> I'm not getting the answer on Mondo-devel, so please indulge me here - I
> really need some help.
>
> Using Mondo in Debian Etch, I burn any of the formats - DVD/CD/ISO. When I
> reboot with any of these, and indicate "nuke", shortly after the usual
> "vmlinuz........." message, I see several screens of errors fly by. It
> finally stops and tells me I need to burn the mindi images to floppies
> because it can't find the cdrom. Normally, my cdrom is mounted as
> /dev/hde /media/cdrom0
>
> I can post my mindi.log if someone thinks they can help. (I'm not sure I
> can attach here.) Has anyone else seen this and have some suggestions
> about where to start? This relative newbie doesn't find the answer in the
> logs, the mondo FAQ, or googling.
>
> Mondo is my main means of server backup, and I'm more than a little nervous
> now that I know I can't easily restore from DVD.
>
> Thanks! - John
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