RE: [cobalt-users] Raq4 Reboot/Boot Up Problem

["Todd Kirk" <tkirk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Curious problem rebooting after PKG files are installed and 
> Okay is clicked
> on for the required a reboot.
> 
> System then hangs at "Booting..." (displayed on the LCD)
> 
> All that can be done is power the unit down and back up.  
> Where it gets
> really strange is that it still hangs when powered back up 
> with the same
> "Booting.." displayed on the LCD.
> 
> Two work a rounds that I've discovered are:
> 
> 1.) Turn the power off to the unit. Then while holding the 
> "S" button power
> the unit back up.  The first time the LCD doesn't usually 
> display anything
> and no activity can be detected on any of the light on the 
> front of the
> unit.  Next I power the unit down again.. wait approximately 
> 60 seconds and
> power the unit back up with the "S" button held down.  This 
> time I get the
> Boot option on the LCD.  At this point I choose "Boot from 
> ROM" and the
> server boots up properly.
> 
> 2.) The easier of the two options that seems to be working 
> the best so far
> is to not reboot the server when prompted and click on 
> "Cancel".  Then from
> the GUI choose "Reboot".  Again.. so far so good it has been 
> working perfect
> this way without any negative side effects.

Had a similar thing, only on one occasion though with a RAQ4R after
installing one patch about 6 months ago. For me it was simply a RAID
rebuild in progress that took about 25mins to complete before the RAQ
completed its reboot. I had hard rebooted it twice before I noticed what
was going on.
 
regards,
 
Todd Kirk