DU4.0e won't boot to multiuser

[ThumperA]

HI All:

My Alphastation running DUV4.0e can't seem to get past single-user mode. Very little info - simply says, Unknown error during boot, then it sits at single-user. An init 3 to try to get it beyond, results in same single-user status.

Any hints to break this log-jam?

Thanks,

ThumperA

 

[Mike042]

Very little info - simply says, Unknown error during boot, then it sits at single-user.

Have you made any changes to the hardware or the 'boot files' in /sbin/init.d (or /sbin/rc3.d) recently ?
Please ascertain where the error during boot is occuring:
Is it hardware? (check all hardware is connected and running, eg CPUs, memory, disks, NICs, etc)
Is it the Operating System? (rename non-operating system files in /sbin/rc2.d and /sbin/rc3.d from 'S.....' to 's.....')
Also, are there any clues in the output to the console during the boot sequence (capture to a file by using a laptop as the console device, instead of using a screen and keyboard)
Also is there anything in /var/adm/messages that might point to the problem area.

I hope that helps.

Mike