Re: [cobalt-users] Urgent - RAQ3 in constant "Checking Disk"

["Nico Meijer" <nico.meijer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Christina,

> Update on this issue -

Appreciated.

> I had to call the $95 tech support - I was in grave need.  I got the
correct
> serial cable, hooked it to my Win98 laptop and used TeraTerm to telnet to
> the RAQ3.  Was able to see the boot up messages and where the error is -
we
> need to manually run fsck on /dev/hda4.

Okay, good to see that's clear.

> OK, that means press the space bar
> at boot up to go into the special mode for this thing.

Never tried that with my RaQ, but I believe you.

> I can't get the
> system to recognize anything I send it via a keyboard.  I've tried my
Win98
> laptop with two different Telnet programs, both of my Win2000 servers
> running various telnet programs with various settings (Vt100, Vt220, ANSI,
> etc.)  All the same.  I can press that space bar until I'm bruised, but
the
> message never gets across.  It also asks for the admin password to do
maint.
> at the then of the process, but the password never makes it over.

What settings do you have for the comport? I have been able to connect to
the RaQ with my laptop running both Tera Term and HyperTerminal. Somehow, I
liked HyperTerminal better for this job, while Tera Term is my main ssh
program.

> I've even bought another serial cable.  No pin sex change adapters.  Could
> the RAQ be able to display the entire boot process via Telnet, but not be
> able to accept commands? Or am I just not getting something with the
Telnet
> process (possible)?

No, I don't think you'll be able to do stuff through telnet, since the OS is
not up. You definitely have to get in through a comport, AFAIK. I'm not sure
if I'm following you, btw.

> Any ideas, or do you think that this is an issue with the RAQ side of the
> Telnet connection?

I'm sorry: I don't know. Haven't had this experience with the RaQ. Have you
tried both serialports on the RaQ?

> They have "escalated" me, but I won't hear back from tech support until
> tomorrow late morning.  I'd like to solve this by then.  Thank you for
your
> help!

I'm sorry I can't tell you (much) more than I already have...

Best of luck to you... Nico