This is a hard one ro answer withou more details from you. what happens after the boot -r ; are there any messages like failure to mount root ? how about trying boot -rv { verbose mode tells what is going on } warren Brown >From: "Harindranath Babu" <Harindranath_Babu@xxxxxxx> >Reply-To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [foxboro] Reg AW Booting problem >Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 12:58:04 +0530 >Received: from [168.215.193.75] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >MHotMailBDC7467800B940043716A8D7C14B062D0; Thu, 22 Nov 2001 23:32:10 -0800 >Received: from turing.(none) (localhost [127.0.0.1])by turing.freelists.org >(FreeLists Mail Multiplex) with ESMTPid 5A72384280; Fri, 23 Nov 2001 >02:31:52 -0500 (EST) >Received: with LISTAR (v1.0.0; list foxboro); Fri, 23 Nov 2001 02:30:46 >-0500 (EST) >Received: from mail.ril.com (unknown [202.54.16.41])by turing.freelists.org >(FreeLists Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 9D2F98422Ffor ><foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Fri, 23 Nov 2001 02:30:43 -0500 (EST) >Received: from smtpgate.maker.bom.ril.com (smtpgate.ril.com >[10.200.0.254])by mail.ril.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id >fAN7TC201538for <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Fri, 23 Nov 2001 12:59:12 +0530 >Received: from notes.ril.com (maker02.maker.bom.ril.com [10.0.53.23])by >smtpgate.maker.bom.ril.com (8.12.0/8.11.3) with SMTP id fAN7QS8q013673for ><foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Fri, 23 Nov 2001 12:56:28 +0530 >Received: by notes.ril.com(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.5 (863.2 5-20-1999)) id >65256B0D.0028CE07 ; Fri, 23 Nov 2001 12:55:41 +0530 >From foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Thu, 22 Nov 2001 23:33:14 -0800 >Delivered-To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >X-Lotus-FromDomain: RELIANCE >Message-ID: <65256B0D.0028CCD7.00@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >X-archive-position: 305 >X-listar-version: Listar v1.0.0 >Sender: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Errors-To: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >X-original-sender: Harindranath_Babu@xxxxxxx >Precedence: normal >X-list: foxboro > >This is an interesting problem. > >Problem : >1. Firstly from the online AW workstation ie. from the foxview reboot or >shutdown keys were not executing its command properly.Our intension was to >give >a reboot, but the reboot key from the foxview is not executing its command. >Hence STOP-A command was given. >2.Now from the ok prompt , boot -r command was given , but the AW does not >boot >to multiuser mode, but gets terminated at the ok prompt after a small start >up >showing Foxboro logo. Even boot -rs was also given but of no use. >3. Tried several attempts to start up the system but ended up in failure. >Steps Taken : > >1. Took a new set of Hard disks, Day zeroed, restored the dump back and >booted >the system with boot -r . There was no errors shown in the start up and >suddenly >system again got terminated at ok prompt. This AW was taken in stand alone >mode >during the above restoration exercises. The system does not boot up in >stand >alone mode but when I connected it to the node bus , the system booted up >to >multiuser mode. > >Question: >1. Why did the AW not boot to multiuser mode ? >2. Why did the AW not bootup to multiuser mode during standalone , instead >booted up when connected to node bus ? > >Please do send your expert comments so that I could check . > >Thanks > >Harindranath > RPL Maintenance engineer >harindranath_babu@xxxxxxx > > > > >___________________________________________________________________ >This list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by The Foxboro Company. >Use the information obtained here at your own risk. For disclaimer, >see http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html#maillist > >list info: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro >subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join >unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ___________________________________________________________________ This list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by The Foxboro Company. Use the information obtained here at your own risk. For disclaimer, see http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html#maillist list info: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave