Auto boot and auto search have been stopped

[MarkSyder]

Hi everybody.

I've just updated an old C3000 with a C3700. This involved taking the discs out of the C3000 and putting them in the C3700, swapping all the leads, and rebooting.

This has worked fine except that the boot stops part way through with the message:

"AUTO BOOT and AUTO SEARCH have been stopped".

I then have to type bo pri for the boot to continue - not a long-term resolution!

I've looked at similar threads on this forum and checked google but can't find anything that helps. Suggestions appreciated.

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)

[Chan 007]

mark,

Try the followinf command that sets boot path.
setboot -p (Primary boot path)
setboot -a (alternate boot path)

also add to the /stand/bootconf file.

cheers ...007

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Mark,

Udate your boot programs on your disk(s)

# mkboot -a "hpux -lq (;0)/stand/vmunix" /dev/rdsk/c?t?d?

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[RAC_1]

This easy to set. You can do it in two ways.
1 From GSP, PDC prompt
2 From command line.

From GSP, set auto on and sea on

From command line,
setboot -b on -- to set auto-boot on
setboot -s on -- to set auto-search on

Check it with setboot -v command.

[MarkSyder]

I've checked the settings for setboot and they were already correct. I've just made the change that Robert-Jan recommended and will give him points when I see if it's worked.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Mark

[RAC_1]

What is boot string??

lifcp /dev/rdsk/cxtxdx:AUTO -

Should reflect hpux -lq(;0)/stand/vmunix
Also lifls -l will help to know what's there on boot area.

[Sivakumar TS]

Dear Mark,

please try upgrading the firmware with latest one.

With Regards,

Siva.

[Andrew Rutter]

hi Mark,

The system board must be configured to stop at this point.

You can change this at PDC level.

Reboot the workstation to pdc where it stops

type
co
to go into configuration menu

then AU BO on for autoboot
then AU SEA on for autosearch
and if you need to
AU ST for auto start

check these settings with
bootinfo

From same menu

Andy

[MarkSyder]

I'm afraid Robert-Jan's suggestion has made it worse - I have to physically boot from /stand/vmunix now. How do I reverse this?

Mark

[Kent Ostby · Accepted solution]

Mark --

You will need to reset the autoboot string:

mkboot -a "hpux" /dev/rdsk/cXtYdZ

or

mkboot -a "hpux /stand/vmunix" /dev/rdsk/cXtYdZ

[MarkSyder]

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. Thanks to Kent for the solution.

NB - a bit of delving reveals that the fault was caused by memory cards not being in the lowest numbered slots, which might have had an effect on performance. I would have thought a warning in the syslog would be more sensible than refusing to start, but they didn't ask me when they were designing the os!

Mark

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Sorry Mark for the confusion. I should have added the option for non mirror boot disk too.

Regards,
Robert-Jan
0 points please

[MarkSyder]

I think a follow-up apologizing for an error deserves one point Robert-Jan!

Mark