Can not boot from tape drive

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

I am assuming that this is a 'D' class server and your trying to boot off the internal tape drive. I am quite certain that the address you should be using is '8/16/5.0.0' note the extra 'zero'

I would do a power cycle of your server and halt the boot process. Then attempt to do the boot using this:

bo 8/16/5.0.0

This may explain the error.
HTH
~Michael~

[R. van Huissteden]

Hi,

This is the first time for me to reply to an question so it's a test also.

If the ignite tape you have is your only "full backup" (all vg's included), you can use the tar file wich is on the tape after the boot part.
Write protect the tape and put it in an other machine and do:
# mt -t /dev/rmt/0mn fsr (the n is for no rewind)
The tape is now posisioned before the tar file.
do
# tar tvf /dev/rmt/0m and you can check if the tape (tar file) is readable and check the contents. If the contents is indeed "all files" you can axtract the vg information wich you can use to install hpux from cd.
When you system is running again. restore the tar file from the ignite tape:
# mt -t /dev/rmt/0mn fsr
The tape is now posisioned before the tar file.
# tar xvf /dev/rmt/0m
The tar file wil extracted to disk.

Remember that the old passwords are in use again.

I hope this can be of any help

[Georg]

Sometimes...
The cause for Softwareproblems might be hardware...
If Your Tape is external You should recheck the connection Cable and especially the Terminator...
Maybe this reply ist bullshit but You can give it a Try.