Unable to verify installation

[Harris Mir]

Hi all,

Complete HP-UX virgin here so be gentle.

Got a C3700, trying to install hp-ux 11.0.

Followed the book to do a "cold install".

Configured for technical computing - Going to run Engineering packages.

Used Install, Core OS and Support plus CD's. It automatically reboots.

I want to verify that it is correctly installed, the manual tells me to use "swlist" and "swverify".

Problem occurs :

/usr/sbin/swlist not found

When I navigate into the /usr folder and "ls", nothing is shown. Even weirder, when I try to navigate to:

/bin - it says it cannot be found.

Have I missed a trick or is the installation crap?

Kinda in a bind here, any help will be good thanks.

[Tingli]

It seems you've missed a lot.

Try to run bdf and what is the output.

[Ganesan R]

Hi,

At what run level you are in? Check with this command.

#who -r

Does all the filesystems got mounted?

#bdf

[Harris Mir]

Hi guys,

So I get to the # prompt by interrupting the boot process:

1. typed:

# who -r

result:

"sh: who: not found"

2. then tried:

# bdf

result:

"sh: bdf: not found"

As far as I can tell, the only point during cold install that I can make a mistake is the selecting of patch bundles and drivers but surely the commands you guys have mentioned should come as part of the basic installation?

Also, I get the same results as above, if I try "vi" and "head".

I am missing something obvious I think. Thanks for your help so far.

[R.K. #]

Hi Harris,

Any errors/failures you see when system boots up? (/etc/rc.log)
What about /etc/fstab? Entries are present and ok there.

Regds..

[Harris Mir]

Hi R.K.

Errors when I boot up:

1. RPC daemon - Fails
"error has occured, check /etc/rc.config"

I can navigate to the /etc folder but my rc.config file is actually shown as a "rc.config.d" file.

If i type # /etc/fstab when I am in the root directory:

sh: /etc/fstab: cannot execute

It is there if I "ls" in the /etc directory though.

[R.K. #]

/etc/fstab is a file having information of the file sys to be mounted.

What is output of below commands:

# cat /etc/fstab
# mount

[Dennis Handly]

>If I type /etc/fstab when I am in the root directory:

This is a data file, not an executable. You need to list it:
cat /etc/fstab

(Any reason you are installing obsolete 11.00 instead of 11.11?)

[Harris Mir]

Dennis,

:) Thanks, there is nothing like learning as you go!

Result of cat /etc/fstab:
---------------------------------------------
#System /etc/fstab file. Static information about the file systems
#See fstab(4) and sam(1M) for further details on configuring devices.

/dev/vg00/lvol3 / vxfs delaylog 0 1
/dev/vg00/lvol1 /stand hfs defaults 0 1
/dev/vg00/lvol4 /tmp vxfs delaylog 0 2
/dev/vg00/lvol5 /home vxfs delaylog 0 2
/dev/vg00/lvol6 /opt vxfs delaylog 0 2
/dev/vg00/lvol7 /usr vxfs delaylog 0 2
/dev/vg00/lvol8 /var vxfs delaylog 0 2
---------------------------------------------

[R.K. #]

And the o/p of:
# mount