Skipping during boot

[kjell mesch]

Hi all.

My 9000/715 is standning still during boot waiting for nfs client sub-system.
How do I force it to continue?
(I don't think it will ever go on after 2h +)

[David Manson]

If you just want to skip starting this service, use "Ctrl ".
If in the long term you don't want to start the nfs client service, then edit the /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf configuration file and change the value for NFS_CLIENT to 0

[Bill Hassell]

From the console, type CTRL-C or shift-DEL to terminate the boot process. This will bypass all the steps following the broken NFS connection, so don't use the system for production until you have disabled NFS client capability (see /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf).

NFS is not a good protocol to use for any production work as either a broken network or server will take down every client. While it is quite convenient, NFS does seriously decrease reliability of multiple systems.

[kjell mesch]

Ctrl to step on does not work.
I can get a consol how ever.
What editor works??
I'we tryed VI, pico but there is no correct
linefeed in these two.

All I whant to do is delete a line in a conf file.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

IF you can login at the console, but the configuration of the console isn't correct, then reset it as described in this thread:

http://my1.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,1150,0x758d0559ff7cd4118fef0090279cd0f9,00.html

Now can you use 'vi'?

...JRF...

[John Eaton]

The only way I know of to abort the startup process is Control BACKSLASH. This is the SIGABRT signal, which will cause the running (hanging) process to dump a core file and exit, and rc will quit right there and present a login prompt. I've been using it for years and only recently heard it mentioned in an HP Course (system/network admin 3).
I've never done this on a workstation (I've got a 715/100 I can try it on tonight...) so I can't promise it will work like the console on an 800 series.

[kjell mesch]

I have been trying to reset the function keys
But I have not been lucky so far :(
It seems like VI is presenting the hole file in one line.
The holding down 'D' key during boot seems quite useless on my HW. I can't see any diffenrence in boot

[Carlos Fernandez Riera]

I supose you have an HP terminal.

When NFS is trying to start press letf-top key (reset or interrupt if i remember well).

Try lots of times until startup cancels.

Then, if you have problems with vi there an alternative method.



On /sbin/rc3.d or /sbin/rc4.d there must be a file named Sxxxnfs.

Rename this file to lowercase (sxxxnfs).

This will avoid to start nfs because init looks for S's files to start subsystems.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again):

Your last post said, vi presented your file as "one line". Does that line have embedded '^X' characters where X varies, perhaps ^M and ^Z ???

If you do a 'wc -l do you get a linecount=1 ???

...JRF...

[Shujaat Hussain]

Here is a cool thing. If you have to bypass any process during boot. Type CTRL+Shift+| (pipe). It will throw you on the login.

Enjoy.

[Shujaat Hussain]

Here is a cool thing. If you have to bypass any process during boot. Type CTRL+Shift+| (pipe). It will throw you on the login.

Enjoy.