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From: kts@quintro.uucp (Kenneth T. Smelcer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: Why is /etc/reboot so unreliable?
Message-ID: <1989Sep30.214637.7921@quintro.uucp>
Date: 30 Sep 89 21:46:37 GMT
References: <8909291722.AA00609@civilgate.ce.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: kts@quintro.UUCP (Kenneth T. Smelcer)
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In article <8909291722.AA00609@civilgate.ce.uiuc.edu> lray@CIVILGATE.CE.UIUC.EDU (Ray) writes:
>
>I've been having considerable problems with /etc/reboot. Over 50% of the
>time, the node being rebooted fails to come up with one of the 
>following symptoms:
>
>   1. The node says the clock is off and waits forever for a y/n.
>   2. The node freezes prior to going into self tests.
>   3. The node fails to shut down at all.
>
[ explanations of above conditions ]
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Does anyone know how /etc/reboot works, enough to give me some insight
>as to whats going on here?
>

Have you tried /etc/reboot with different types of nodes?  I've noticed on
our system that 'reboot' works fine with our DN3000s, but fails 90% of the
time on our DN3500 nodes.  Note: all our nodes had SR10.1 loaded from one
AA on a 3500, so I don't think it's a garbled/out-dated version problem.

Just for the record, I really enjoy having the /etc/reboot option available.
It makes my life much easier, especially when I can dial in from home and
reset things, instead of always having to be on the scene.

>                                            Leland Ray
>                                            UIUC - CE Dept.
>                                            (217) 333-3821
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