Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tiamat!quintro!kts 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) Organization: none Lines: 33 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 -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ken Smelcer Quintron Corp. quintro!kts@lll-winken Quincy, IL tiamat!quintro!kts@uunet