Backups:
Burning CDs in Unix/Linux
Taking computers to sea.
Using the USB drive
Setting up the dual head monitor on Fox and Sable
Capturing video

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Backups:

• Use of the VxaTapeDrive drive connected to Fox (Linux and Windows) to perform backups.

• Use of the LahaveTapeDrives connected to Lahave.

• Remote Unix/Linux backups using SSH RemoteBackups.

• Cleaning the drives is easy, just insert a cleaning cartridge, and wait for it to eject.

Burning CDs in Unix/Linux

• GUIs are available for burning CDs, a good one is K3B (a frontend to cdrecord). This program is similar to many windows CD burning programs and is installed on Fox. It works for all users for burning CDs and DVDs. K3B can be used for creating an iso, or burning files directly to a CD/DVD, as well as many other functions such as ripping a DVD.

• The best command line program for burning CD's in Unix/Linux is cdrecord.

• An iso image must first be created or downloaded. Use mkisofs to create an iso from a set of files.

• Burn the iso image with cdrecord. For example, the following would burn a CD from Linux on Fox:

cdrecord -v speed=16 dev=/dev/hdc -data iso_file.iso

Taking computers to sea.

• Vector (and possibly other machines in the group) are set up using static IPs. If these are taken to sea, this should be set to use DHCP. For Linux machines, this is set in the "/etc/network/interfaces" configuration file. Changing this setting should be apparent from the following example (address, netmask and gateway are tabbed in by 1 tab):

#/etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
#The loopback interface
#automatically added when upgrading
auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback
#Next line is for automatically getting an IP.  Now doing it statically
#iface eth0 inet dhcp
#Static ip:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
    address 129.173.3.167
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    gateway 129.173.3.1

Using the USB drive

• Details about the USB drive are described in LinuxUsbDrive.

Setting up the dual head monitor on Fox and Sable

• The windows drivers take care of the virtual desktop on windows. In linux, you must edit the XF86CONFIG file: DualheadSetup.

Capturing video

• Fox has a Pinnacle av/dv card installed, and Studio 9. Capturing analog video is very error prone in Studio, try »http://windv.mourek.cz/ for an alternative video capture program and edit the captured .avi in Studio.