Re: Strange osf_boot errors

From: Jonas Furrer (GNQLFTXEASES_at_spammotel.com)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 13:39:14 +0100

I think you had simply deleted /osf_boot. Copy one from a similar system.

 .. Jonas

Jonathan Spooner wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I've got a ds10 box running tru64 4.0f. I've now also got another
> identical box which I've configured the same as the original box and
> restored a tape backup. The problem is, it just won't boot.
>
> The machines both have two 8GB drives set as JBOD. (nothing special).
> They both have an advfs root/usr/var file system.
>
> I've tried fixing the boot sector with disklabel (although I think its
> ok) and I've also tried copying over osf_boot from the original machine.
> I'm fresh out of ideas.
>
> Here is some text from the boot.
>
> (boot dra0.0.0.17.0 -flags A)
> block 0 of dra0.0.0.17.0 is a valid boot block
> reading 13 blocks from dra0.0.0.17.0
> bootstrap code read in
> base = 200000, image_start = 0, image bytes = 1a00(6656)
> initializing HWRPB at 2000
> initializing page table at ff2e000
> initializing machine state
> setting affinity to the primary CPU
> jumping to bootstrap code
> can't open osf_boot
>
> halted CPU 0
>
> halt code = 5
> HALT instruction executed
> PC = 20000030
> >>>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jonathan

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