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Solving Problems
Dealing with a Boot Failure
Dealing with a Boot Failure
If your usual boot device (typically a disk) is not responding as it should,
you must try to boot from the disk (or another boot device) by selecting it
manually.
To boot a device manually, follow these steps:
1
Follow the directions in “Accessing the Boot Console Interface,” in Appendix D
of this book.
NOTICE:
Your workstation automatically shuts down the operating system
before it terminates the power.
2
At the Main Menu prompt, type the following:
Main Menu: Enter command >
search ipl
This causes your workstation to search exhaustively for bootable media.
The search command looks for bootable media on your workstation.
3
Boot from one of the listed devices by typing the following at the prompt:
Main Menu: Enter command >
boot
device
where device is the hardware path to the device, specified in mnemonic style
notation, such as sescsi.6.0
4
If your workstation still fails to boot, there is either something wrong with the file
system or with the hardware. If you suspect a file system failure, see the manual
Using HP-UX for help on dealing with file system failures. If you think that some-
thing is wrong with the hardware, continue reading this chapter for more trouble-
shooting information.
Summary of Contents for B132L+
Page 15: ...1 Preface ...
Page 20: ...6 ...
Page 21: ...7 1 System Overview ...
Page 40: ...26 System Overview Networking Overview ...
Page 41: ...27 2 Using Your CD ROM Drive ...
Page 60: ...46 Using Your CD ROM Drive Troubleshooting ...
Page 61: ...47 3 Using Your Digital Data Storage DDS Tape Drive ...
Page 77: ...63 4 Using Your 3 5 Inch Floppy Disk Drive ...
Page 89: ...75 5 Solving Problems ...
Page 105: ...91 A Safety and Regulatory Statements ...
Page 107: ...93 Safety and Regulatory Statements Declaration of Conformity 1 Declaration of Conformity 1 ...
Page 108: ...94 Safety and Regulatory Statements Declaration of Conformity 2 Declaration of Conformity 2 ...
Page 111: ...97 Safety and Regulatory Statements Emissions Regulations VCCI Class 2 ITE ...
Page 117: ...103 Safety and Regulatory Statements Warnings and Cautions Warnings and Cautions ...
Page 118: ...104 Safety and Regulatory Statements Warnings and Cautions ...
Page 119: ...105 B Changing Your Workstation s Hardware Configuration ...
Page 184: ...170 Changing Your Workstation s Hardware Configuration Changing Your Monitor Type ...
Page 185: ...171 C SCSI Connections ...
Page 206: ...192 SCSI Connections Connecting to the SCSI Ports ...
Page 207: ...193 D The Boot Console Interface ...
Page 240: ...226 The Boot Console Interface Displaying PIM Information ...
Page 252: ...238 Glossary ...