From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 11 06:42:24 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C35B816A4CF for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 06:42:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from pony.its.uwo.ca (pony.its.uwo.ca [129.100.2.63]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DF3D43D2F for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 06:42:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from clai33@uwo.ca) Received: from spork.its.uwo.ca (ride.its.uwo.ca [10.10.10.10]) by pony.its.uwo.ca (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2BEgHhI013083 for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:42:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from panther.uwo.ca (panther.uwo.ca [129.100.2.14]) by spork.its.uwo.ca (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2BEg43l031971; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:42:04 -0500 Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:42:04 -0500 (EST) From: "C.L. Lai [ALAN]" To: Lowell Gilbert In-Reply-To: <44oer3mpac.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Score: 1.495 (*) FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS, MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.39 cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: corrupted boot loader X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:42:24 -0000 it's on sparc64, when openprompt attempts to load the bootloader, then nothing comes up. so basically the bootloader doesn't start at all, but in some occasions, the bootloader would magically load(most of the time doesnt). the only way to access to the machine for me is via ssh. the machine is still on, it's just that i cannot be rebooted ever, otherwise i will lose control to it. so i gotta fix it before any reboot occurs On 11 Mar 2004, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > "C.L. Lai [ALAN]" writes: > > > my boot loader is corrupted during improper shutdown, is there anyway i > > can fix it w/o having local access to the machine? > > Which stage of the boot loader? > [How far does it get?] > > Do you have a serial console? > [If not, then obviously you'll need physical access to change anything.] > Signature: Alan ---------------------------------------- | | | http://www.alpha-lan.net/ | | | ----------------------------------------