Failed To Read Super Block


 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Operating Systems Solaris Failed To Read Super Block
# 1  
Old 10-30-2007
Failed To Read Super Block

Failed To Read Super Block-unix-screenshot-1jpg

Failed To Read Super Block-unix-screenshot-2jpg

Failed To Read Super Block-unix-screenshot-3jpg

Greetings:

I am trying to re-install my system with the Solaris 9 CD.

I typed boot cdrom from the OBP, the system restarted and started saying Failed To Read Super Block, and then proceeds to the screen where I was initially before I decided to re-install the OS.

My system was working fine from the beginning. All I wanted to do was to change the IP, because it was conflicting with another system. So, I'd sys-unconfig. I expected to receive a point-and-click GUI screen, where I could specify all parameters.....select no to IPV6, put in my host name, etc., but instead, I received a console type of screen (all white), where one would normally type in commands.

However, the screen had some gibberish in addition to the wordings from the process. Any key I press produces gibberish on the screen. Except for when I type in the IP and host name. But, I'm not able to select "no" for IPV6 or "no" for a "domain name", etc. If I make a mistake and press the backspace or delete key, I get gibberish on the screen. Attached are the screenshots.

I even tried boot disk from the OBP, and that did not work either.

If I can just get to change the IP, without having to re-install the whole OS, I would be very happy. Smilie

Thank you very much.
# 2  
Old 10-30-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by ogfunsho
If I can just get to change the IP, without having to re-install the whole OS, I would be very happy. Smilie
Change the following file to a hostname that matches an entry in /etc/hosts

/etc/hostname.<interfacename>

so if your interface is "hme0" then

/etc/hostname.hme0
# 3  
Old 10-30-2007
Thanks for the response.

But, I cannot even get to root, so how would I get to /etc/hosts? Smilie
# 4  
Old 10-30-2007
What state is your system in?
# 5  
Old 10-31-2007
Well ,I'm not sure what you mean.

I start it up and it starts to load. However, it never gets to the login screen for me to login as root.

It always goes back to the screen where I have to change the IP, etc. (attached in my initial thread).

Thanks.
Login or Register to Ask a Question

Previous Thread | Next Thread

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Filesystems, Disks and Memory

Can't repair super block, bad magic number

Hello all, I have a hard drive that I can't repair. The drive is WD15EARS - Filesystem ext4 ( not 100% sure ) It's used in a Synology DS110j NAS. I try to run fsck -p /dev/sdb on the HD and I get this: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sdb /dev/sdb: The superblock... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: dallasw1983
4 Replies

2. Linux

read sectors from disk failed with timeout

i'm writing some code to simulate the boot progress after power on but when i try to read the 2nd sector from a floppy disk, this operation always fail with ah=0x80h which means timeout, how can i get over this problem? my code would be like this: $ cat boot.S .code16 #define SETUPLEN 4... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: wljackhero
0 Replies

3. Boot Loaders

read sectors from disk failed with timeout

i'm writing some code to simulate the boot progress after power on but when i try to read the 2nd sector from a floppy disk, this operation always fail with ah=0x80h which means timeout, how can i get over this problem? my code would be like this: $ cat boot.S .code16 #define SETUPLEN 4... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: wljackhero
0 Replies

4. Filesystems, Disks and Memory

Bad super block: Magic number wrong

Whenever i run, # fsck -F ufs /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7 The following error prompt out:- ** /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7 BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG USE AN ALTERNATE SUPER-BLOCK TO SUPPLY NEEDED INFORMATION; eg. fsck -o b=# where # is the alternate super block. SEE fsck_ufs(1M). ... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: beginningDBA
3 Replies

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Failed To Read Super Block With Solaris 9

Greetings: I am trying to re-install my system with the Solaris 9 CD. I typed boot cdrom from the OBP, the system restarted and started saying Failed To Read Super Block, and then proceeds to the screen where I was initially before I decided to re-install the OS. My system was working... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: ogfunsho
0 Replies

6. Solaris

solaris error BAD SUPER BLOCK

I want mount a disk. I have this error. I'm trying to correct with the superblock but i have the same error. Look my procedure. bash-2.03# fsck -F ufs /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s0 Alternate super block location: 9423392. ** /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s0 BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG USE AN ALTERNATE... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: simquest
1 Replies

7. Filesystems, Disks and Memory

Bad Super Block: Magic Number Wrong

I had a power outage a day ago and when the power came back on my FreeBSD 4.6 webserver had problems. It said it was unable to mount /var and made me start in single user mode and said to run fsck MANUALY. So i did and this is now what i get. www# fsck /dev/ad0s1e ** /dev/ad0s1e BAD SUPER... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: matthewbane
4 Replies

8. HP-UX

BAD SUPER BLOCK - Run fsck with alternate super block number

Error received when I tried to restore a blank disk with an 'auto recovery' DDS tape via HP-UX recovery system 2.0 onto a 1Gb SCSI. I assumed it would do the setup, wrong. Could someone tell me the procedure to initial disk for recovering files using cpio. The system is a HP-UX 9.04 version on a... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: admin wanabee
1 Replies

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Bad magic number in super-block

I am running mandrake 8.2 and when booting I get the message: e2fschk: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hda8. The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem. If the device is valid and really contains a valid an ext2 filesystem (and... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Jay
1 Replies

10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

incorrect super block FreeBSD

working with FreeBSD 4.5 trying to mount my floppy like i did in red hat like $mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy but i get the answer :incorrect super block i thought maybe it needs format: $fdformat /dev/rfd0.1440 still doesn't work and the man pages and the site of FreeBSD don't really help me :(... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: termiEEE
2 Replies
Login or Register to Ask a Question