topic Re: boot error in Operating System - HP-UX

boot error

sheevm — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 18:16:15 GMT

This is the same issue I am working on transferring vg00 data. I lost my ITRC id I had to open a new one and also I cannot read my old messages.

Anyway I am tring to reboot from the newly created mirror drive. Reboot fails and says

AUTO EXEC FILE INCONSISTENT TERMINATING THE BOOT AND DISPLAYS THE CONTENTS OF AUTO FILE
hpux(;0)/stand/vmunix

Thanks

Re: boot error

Helen French — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 18:20:31 GMT

Hi Raji,

I think this is your original thread:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x5b630719e045d6118fff0090279cd0f9,00.html

For ITRC id issue, you can either send a mail to ITRC or report in the forum issues thread.

HTH,
Shiju

Re: boot error

sheevm — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 18:37:03 GMT

Thanks Shiju:

I have problem with my login I did contact ITRC support hopefully they resolve it soon.

Anyway I finished succesfully creating and mirroring the vg00. But as I mentioned I have problem in booting from that drive Ihave enclosed the error message.

And also I have to give points to you guys for helping me yesterday. But I cannot access those messages.

Shiju by clicking on that link you sent me I can see all the messages but I cannot assign points to those.

Thanks

Re: boot error

Sanjay_6 — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 18:51:04 GMT

Hi Raji,

your boot string should look like,

hpux (;0)/stand/vmunix

Interrupt the boot procedure and boot thru the primary disk. Select Y to interact with ipl and at the ipl prompt, type in the boot string shown above and see if you are able to boot. Once you have booted the system, You can change the boot string to the one shown above using mkboot -a,

mkboot -a "hpux (;0)/stand/vmunix" /dev/rdsk/cxtydz

Here cxtydz is your root disk.

Hope this helps.

Regds

Re: boot error

Helen French — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 19:00:54 GMT

Hi Raji,

The boot AUTO string may have some problem. As sanjay mentioned, you can correct this by 'mkboot' command.

Now, boot from the disk, interrupt it to enter ISL prompt and give:

ISL> hpux (;0)/stand/vmunix

This should boot your system. Once booted, check the output of 'lvlnboot -v', it should show both of your boot disk. Also check all LVs with 'lvdispla -v'. Correct the AUTO file with 'mkboot' command. You can check the AUTO file entry with 'lifcp' command.

HTH,
Shiju

Re: boot error

sheevm — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 19:16:31 GMT

Is there a space after hpux?

I did lifcp

The string looks like:

hpux(;0)/stand/vmunix

I do not see space after hpux

Re: boot error

Sanjay_6 — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 19:20:36 GMT

Hi Raji,

Yes there is a space after hpux.

the original lif into on your system does not have a space after hpux and that was the original problem.

Hope this helps.

regds

Re: boot error

Helen French — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 19:22:49 GMT

Hi Raji,

You got it ! There should be a space after 'hpux'. Change the AUTO string, it will alright.

HTH,
Shiju

Re: boot error

sheevm — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 20:01:32 GMT

Thanks guys.

It is working fine now.