Exec failed: Cannot find /stand/vmunix or /vmunix.

tempsample — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:38:58 GMT

Hi,

version : HP-UX 11.00

I am not able to login to servers using primary or secondary or kernel file.

getting error as Exec failed: Cannot find /stand/vmunix or /vmunix.

I tried to boot the system using below options.

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > bo P1
Interact with IPL (Y, N, or Cancel)?> N

Booting...
Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 152

HARD Booted.

ISL Revision A.00.38 OCT 26, 1994

ISL booting hpux
Exec failed: Cannot find /stand/vmunix or /vmunix.

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ISL> hpux -lm
Exec failed: Cannot find /stand/vmunix or /vmunix.

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ISL> ls

    Utilities on this system are:

filename   type   start   size     created
====================================================
ODE        -12960 584    848     01/04/19 11:39:29
HPUX       -12928 3808   800     99/10/28 15:23:53

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ISL> hpux -lq
Exec failed: Cannot find /stand/vmunix or /vmunix.

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ISL> hpux (;0)/stand/vmunix.prev

Boot
: disc(xxxxxxxx)/stand/vmunix.prev
disc(xxxxxxxxx)/stand/vmunix.prev: cannot open, or not executable

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Re: Exec failed: Cannot find /stand/vmunix or /vmunix.

Torsten. — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:51:10 GMT

From ISL> try "hpux ls"

Example:

ISL> hpux ls
.kc.lock backup bootconf bootfs current
ext_ioconfig ioconfig krs last_install lost+found
nextboot rootconf system
vmunix

If you see "backup", try to boot from there.
For a mirrored disk, try to boot the mirrored disk and do the same there.

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Exec failed: Cannot find /stand/vmunix or /vmunix.

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