topic Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu in Operating System - HP-UX

Start sequence stop to the boot menu

GODARD — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 16:10:43 GMT

Hi all,

We recently install a B2000 with HP-UX 11.0.
All work fine, but there is a little problem.

When the station start, it stops to the boot menu.

If I type " bo ", the system start fine without problems.

The boot configuration is set to auto boot, auto search, auto start...

The boot path is good (there is only one).

Please send me some suggestions.

Thx

J-Charles

Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu

linuxfan — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 16:21:17 GMT

Hi Charles,

Once in multi-user mode, what is the output of setboot?

You can set the primary boot path to as
setboot -p /path/to/disk -s on -b on

-s for autosearch
-b for autoboot
(For more information look at the man page for setboot)

-Ramesh

Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu

linuxfan — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 16:31:21 GMT

Hi Charles,

Another thing, do a lifls on your primary boot disk. Eg:
lifls -l /dev/dsk/c0t6d0

Does the AUTO file exist? If not you can update the LIF area using
mkboot -a "hpux" /dev/rdsk/c?t?d?

Now do the lifls on your primary boot disk.
Now try rebooting and see.

-Regards
Ramesh

Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu

GODARD — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 16:38:15 GMT

Hi Ramesh,

I set the primary boot path in Multi User Mode with:
setboot -p /10/0/15/0.6.0 -s on -b on

The system take it account but still bring me to the boot menu at startup.

In this menu I check the configuration parameters and they all looks good.

Pri path: scsi 6
auto search
auto boot
auto start

I can't understand.

Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu

linuxfan — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 16:44:50 GMT

Hi Charles,

Did you try the "lifls" on your primary disk?

-Ramesh

Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu

GODARD — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 17:01:26 GMT

lifls output :

volume ISL10 data size 7984 directory size 8 99/10/28 15:23:53
filename type start size implement created
===============================================================
HPUX -12928 584 800 0 99/10/28 15:23:53
ISL -12800 1384 240 0 97/11/06 02:10:13
AUTO -12289 1624 1 0 97/11/06 02:10:13
PAD -12290 1632 1700 0 97/11/06 02:10:14
LABEL BIN 3336 8 0 01/09/10 09:19:16

Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu

Christopher McCray_1 — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 17:23:40 GMT

Then you need to add the hpux string in to the autoboot file like Ramesh had said:

mkboot -a "hpux" /dev/rdsk/c?t?d?

you should then be good to go

Chris

Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu

GODARD — Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:20:25 GMT

Hi,

I made a "mkboot -a "hpux" /dev/rdsk/c2t6d0"
but my problem is still unresolved.

Other suggestions ?

Thanks for your help

Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu

G.Kumar — Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:57:10 GMT

Is it happening when you powering on the system every time ?Then it can be a disk problem.

If you have another disk try booting with that also.

GK

Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu

GODARD — Thu, 13 Sep 2001 14:44:23 GMT

Hi GK,

It is a redundant problem that comes at every startup.

HP-UX doesn't detect any hard drive problem.
The B2000 is new, just taken out of the box.

I'll try to deal with HP support wich is so sloooowww...

Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu

Christopher McCray_1 — Fri, 14 Sep 2001 08:37:11 GMT

Hello,

What is the output of the command:

# lifcp /dev/rdsk/c?t?d?:AUTO -

It should list the contents of the autoboot file.

Let me know and good luck,
Chris

Re: Start sequence stop to the boot menu

Animesh Chakraborty — Fri, 14 Sep 2001 09:01:48 GMT

Hi,
By any channce any key is pressed during boot time?
It may happen if any key is faulty in keyboard.

good luck
Animesh