can't boot - help appreciated..

[Mark Henry_1]

All,

Following a patch bundle application, my system (L Class, hpux11) has been rendered unbootable.
I have tried booting the alternate kernel. The output is below - this is the same as when booting from the new kernel.

Am I correct in interpreting it as a failed attempt to mount '\'?

In any case, anyone have any ideas how to proceed..?

Thanks,

Mark

--

....
164 processor
166 processor
btlan3: Initializing 10/100BASE-TX card at 0/0/0/0....

System Console is on the Built-In Serial Interface
Logical volume 64, 0x3 configured as ROOT
Logical volume 64, 0x2 configured as SWAP
Logical volume 64, 0x2 configured as DUMP
Swap device table: (start & size given in 512-byte blocks)
entry 0 - major is 64, minor is 0x2; start = 0, size = 2097152
Dump device table: (start & size given in 1-Kbyte blocks)
entry 0 - major is 31, minor is 0x22000; start = 88928, size = 1048576
Starting the STREAMS daemons-phase 1

System Panic:

linkstamp: Sat Jul 13 11:29:26 PDT 2002
_release_version: @(#)B2352B/9245XB HP-UX (B.11.00) #1: Wed Nov 5 22:38:19 PS
T 1997
__kern_ci_revision: $Header: kern_sequence.c,v 1.6.106.512 97/11/05 18:01:46 mso
sa Exp $

panic: all VFS_MOUNTROOTs failed: NEED DRIVERS ?????

PC-Offset Stack Trace (read across, top of stack is 1st):
0x0035107c 0x003b2a34 0x002dc5ec
0x0013216c 0x00248fd4
End Of Stack

sync'ing disks (0 buffers to flush): (0 buffers to flush):
0 buffers not flushed
0 buffers still dirty



*** A system crash has occurred. (See the above messages for details.)
*** The system is now preparing to dump physical memory to disk, for use
*** in debugging the crash.

*** The dump will be a SELECTIVE dump: 567 of 8192 megabytes.
*** To change this dump type, press any key within 10 seconds.
*** Proceeding with selective dump.

[Scott Van Kalken]

boot into single user mode and see what you can see.

This should also enable you to get the dump off to send to HP to have it analysed.

[Michael Tully]

There is obviously some mis-match that the old kernel cannot handle, and that is why your system has possibly crashed.

Did you cut an ignite tape prior to installing your patches?
If so it maybe be better you if did a full 'vg00' recovery from your ignite and find what the problem was with the patch bundle than try to fix an old kernel.

[Mark Henry_1]

Folks,

Sorry for the rash post - let me try all the options in the other posts of a similar nature first (single user mode,hpux -lm didn't work though).

Thx,

Mark

[T G Manikandan]

check this attachment

THanks

[Dave Unverhau_1]

Mark,

Just wondering...what patch bundle did you attempt to install? Was it a quarterly release or a custom patch bundle, like from CPM? (If a quarterly release, which one?)

Dave

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

I'd imagine it's an LVM problem, or /dev/ problem.

insterupt the boot at the 10 second prompt:

then

BCH> BO PRI

Interact > Y

ISL> hpux -is

if this doesn't work,

ISL> hpux -is -lm

if this doesn't work

you may require to rescue off CD.

Later,
Bill

[Hai Nguyen_1]

Mark,

You may want to boot from the old Kernel and then investigate the patch issue from there:

# interrupt the autoboot
..... PDC menu ...
Main Menu: enter command or menu > boot pri
Interact with ISL (Y or N) ?> Y
ISL> hpux /stand/vmunix.prev

Hai

[Hai Nguyen_1]

In case /stand/vmunix.prev was not found, you can run this command at ISL> prompt to identify your real oll kernel in /stand:

ISL> hpux ll /stand

Hai

[Mark Henry_1]

All,

Thanks for the replies..

My current state is, can't boot to single user, can't boot to maint mode (nor both at the same time.
Old kernel won't boot.

TG, thanks for the doc.

Dave, the bundle I applied is:
QPK1100 B.11.00.56.5 Quality Pack for HP-UX 11.00, March 2002

Seems recent enough.

Michael, the file mismatch sounds most likely - how could this happen? Could it be that a more recent patch was installed? I would think a patch would update all necessary files..

Thanks,

Mark