RE: [cobalt-users] pc-laptop >> DB-9 serial port connection >> HELP!?

["Surinder Mastana" <mastana@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mike,

It normally happens after an abnormal shutdown...  its a Linux thinggy....
quite standard actually !

Surinder

-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Fritsch
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 4:04 PM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] pc-laptop >> DB-9 serial port connection >>
HELP!?


Does this happen on shutdowns or reboots or both?

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Surinder Mastana <mastana@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 12:55 AM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] pc-laptop >> DB-9 serial port connection >>
HELP!?


> We had that too,
>
> Its on Cobalts KB as follows
>
> These instructions refer to the RaQ3 ONLY!
> Do not attempt to use these instructions with other products
>
> QuestionNum: 818
> Product: RaQ3
> Category Admin
> Creation Date: Fri May 12 13:45:54 2000 PDT
>
> Question
> I rebooted my RaQ3 and now the server hangs on Booting... on the LCD
panel.
> What should I do?
>
>
> Response
> Please note that the following steps require that you telnet in as root to
> modify a file or issue commands and should only be done by an experienced
> Linux user. If you are not an experienced Linux user you may call our
> Technical Support Department and we will have one of our technicians walk
> you through this procedure.
>
> If this occurs you need to do the following.
>
> Take a Null modem cable and connect to the Raq3 via a laptop with the
> cable. Make sure the settings are 115200,8,N,1 Hardware flow control.
>
> Once connected to the RaQ3 you will be prompted for the admin/root
> password. Enter the password and you will be put at the root prompt. Issue
> the following commands.
>
> umount /dev/hda1
>
> When unmounted type 'fsck /dev/hda1'. This will do a fsck on the file
> system. It may come back with many inode errors and ask you if you want
> to fix them. Answer yes to all questions in this.
>
> umount /dev/hda3
>
> When unmounted type 'fsck /dev/hda3'. This will do a fsck on the file
> system. It may come back with many inode errors and ask you if you want
> to fix them. Answer yes to all questions in this.
>
> umount /dev/hda4
>
> When unmounted type 'fsck /dev/hda4'. This will do a fsck on the file
> system. It may come back with many inode errors and ask you if you want
> to fix them. Answer yes to all questions in this.
>
> Note:If during the above process you see any message stating unrecoverable
> error then you will need to contact Cobalt Support at 800.266.4378.
>
> When these are done issue the 'shutdown -r now' command to reboot your
> machine. The machine will then reboot normally.
>
> Surinder
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Fritsch
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 1:44 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] pc-laptop >> DB-9 serial port connection >>
> HELP!?
>
>
> I'm not much of a Linux or RaQ guru but we had the same problem and our
colo
> said we needed to do a Fix Disk(fsckd) . You will need to give them root
to
> do it.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Theodore Jones <theoj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Cobalt Users List <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 8:41 PM
> Subject: [cobalt-users] pc-laptop >> DB-9 serial port connection >> HELP!?
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Out server has crashed hard and fails to reboot now.  Our luck would
> > have it that two of the people maning the server room at out ISP are on
> > their first days and clueless as to how to help.  Can anyone explain to
> > me how to connect  a pc-laptop machine via it's serial port to the
> > serial port on the RaQ3i unit?  Is this even possible?
> >
> > Right now when the server reboots, it just hangs on "booting" in the LCD
> > panel and doesn't say anything further.  We would liketo get a terminal
> > hooked into it so we can at least diagnose or debug what might be going
> > on.
> >
> > Thanks Sincerely,
> >
> > ~ Theo
> >
> >
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