Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ 4i does not respond looking for some input

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 1 Feb 2004, PowerClicks wrote:
>
> I've got a big problem with a collocated Raq 4. After working perfectly well
> it suddenly started giving CGIWrap errors on certain (basic) scripts,
> page-not-found errors on some URLs including the Admin pages...
>
> Attempting to telnet, I got the following error:
>                         telnetd: /bin/login: Input/output error
>
> I called the colo facility to do a reboot using the LCD Panel, but it was
> not responding. So they switched it off and then switched it back on. The
> LCD is now full of black squares and the server does not respond and is
> completely down. LCD stays like this and server is not operational.
<
> I would like to have some input as to what kind of problem most likely this
> can be? Would it be more likely a hardware failure? Is there a way to save
> the hard drive (by putting it in a new box)? Can anything be done using the
> serial ports?

Try replacing the RAM, and/or the CPU.
When the server boots up it loads the ROM code into RAM and then jumps to
the code in RAM.

Either the RAM is bad, or the CPU, obviously there could be other issues,
but most likely it is one of those two.

BTW you shouldn't be using telnet....

Gerald
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