topic Re: Booting Using Genvmunix in Operating System - Tru64 Unix

Booting Using Genvmunix

Alice Daniel — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:25:29 GMT

I've added new hardware and am using the following cmd to try to get to the generic boot but am having problems getting the gen boot to complete:
The env vars are:
auto_action HALT
boot_osflags ""
boot_reset OFF

"Shutdown -h now"

P00>>> "boot -fl s -fi genvmunix"

GET the FOLLOWING MSGS:

INIT: SINGLE-USER MODE
#

at the # prompt, typed exit Then get:

halted CPU0
CPU1 is not halted
halt code = 6
double error halt
PC = fff...0026c580
P00>>>
halted CPU1
halt code = 5
halt instruction executed
PC = fff...0026cf80
P00>>>

This is on an ALPHA DS20E TRU64 4.0f

Why won't the genvmunix complete the boot?

What(if any) sys envars are not set correctly?

Thanks for any help

Re: Booting Using Genvmunix

Abdul Rahiman — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:02:39 GMT

System is booting to single user mode because of the boot flag that was used (-fl s) and this would override the SRM variable boot_osflags.

I think, you should press Ctrl/D tp to get continue to multiluser mode.

btw, you should improve your point assignement ratio to attract more repsonses..

regds,
Abdul.

Re: Booting Using Genvmunix

Ralf Puchner — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:48:57 GMT

"fl -s" means single user mode.

A "double error halt" means an error occured in low level code while an error was being processed/handled/logged. It is another indication of BAD HARDWARE.

So please open a call within the HP support center to check hardware (and please don't post the binary.errlog - it is useless without deep knowledge of the Alpha CPU/hardware registers - thanks!)

Re: Booting Using Genvmunix

Michael Schulte zur Sur — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 01:30:39 GMT

Hi,

I hope, you did not add the hardware while the machine was running.
What was it? A new cpu?
Usually boot_osflag is set to A.
Any reasons, your's is empty?

greetings,

Michael

Re: Booting Using Genvmunix

Ravi_8 — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 01:41:39 GMT

Hi,

the command "boot -fl s -fi genvmunix"

boots the machine in single user mode using genvmunix file as kernel.

at the # prompt to get into multiuser mode(complete the boot, what is you are saying)you have to specify "init 3". so the machine will get into run level 3 from single user mode.
"exit" wouldn't bring the machine higher run level from single user mode.