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Originally Posted by
blanket
I am also getting this error. I have moved a Netra 440 attached to a raid.
When I try to boot up I get the same error.
The problem with themachine is after running the system checks it prompts:
Enter filename [kernel/sparcv9/unix]:
While at this prompt I have been unable to run any diagnostic commands as the system just returns
Enter filename [kernel/sparcv9/unix]: probe-scsi-all
boot: cannot open probe-scsi-all
Enter filename [kernel/sparcv9/unix]:
I have used this machine a lot with the OS on and only after moving I have
got this error. The critical light is on at the front of the box.
Thanks in advance
George
Sounds like your hard disk has died.
hit 'stop a' (that's the stop/L1 key and the A key at the same time) on an attached keyboard, (simply plugging one in and pulling it back out will do the same thing) Failing that you'll need to plug in a serial console (laptop/VT100) and send a break. The program, Putty, or terraterm on a PC, can do this for you.
It should drop to the OK prompt
From there, type: test all
It should then go off and check your hardware.
You may also be able to do: test disk
Which may or may not offer you choices, one of which should say, (read data only) pick that one.
You don't need to do probe-scsi, since the machine can obviously see the disk, as it's attempting to boot from it.
It looks like it can't find your kernel, so the OSboot loader has run, and tried to hand control to the kernel but can't find it, so it's asking you where it is.
The quick and dirty option, is to pull your boot disk, (usually drive 0) then slap it hard on the top with the heel of your hand once. It should be hard enough to hurt your hard, but not cripple you
Once you've hit it, slot it back in, and fire it up again. What hitting it does is it frees up the heads if they get "stuck" However, if the system has been on for a long time undisturbed, and then you've turned it off and left it, it may have just died. This is normal. If you moved the system while it was powered up, you've probably killed it. You can mount the drive in another machine if you think the PSU in the 440 is faulty.
In the unlikely/lucky event, the machine comes back up, take a full system backup, and salvage as much as you can before you power it off. It likely wont come back up again.
As a general rule if the orange light goes on, it's hardware failure of some sort, call Sun, if you have a support contract, if not, start pulling FRU's and replacing them, and see what happens. anysystems.com have spares if you need them, and you don't have Sun support.
If you're in business you need some form of hardware cover, in case this sort of thing happens.
06-26-2007
