[cobalt-developers] NASRaQ Boot Problem

["O'Connell, Fran L." <OConnellF@xxxxxxxx>]

My customer has a NASRaQ that won't complete the boot sequence.  A user was
working with a MySQL database, when the process appeared to hang.  She
attempted to reboot the NASRaQ using an init 6 to clear the problem.  The
RaQ shutdown, but now remains in bootup with an "*" displayed on the front
panel.  It never progresses any farther.

I browsed previous postings to this and other user groups, and the closest I
came was someone who had a similar problem on a RaQ3.  The recommended fix
was to attach a console, then attempt to check the filesystems.  Does anyone
know whether this would work with a NASRaQ?  or what causes the problem when
a reboot is issued from the command line?  This is actually the second time
a problem like this has occurred.  The first time, my customer rebuilt the
NASRaQ as a RaQ2.  I would rather understand what causes the problem and
what the appropriate solution should be.  Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

Fran O'Connell
Litton/TASC
oconnellf@xxxxxxxx