Forcing maintenance on guardianos 18000

242 · 11-12-2008, 12:18 PM

My os somehow got corrupt. The machine was only accessible as a share. I was unable to login via the web or the snap server manager. I noticed that the bios showed console redirection via serial and decided to give that a go.

I connected my laptop to it via a null modem cable and was pleasantly surprised to see that I had full linux shell. I used the touch /nopivot and rebooted it. The rest was done via web browser.

-jeff

blue68f100 · 11-12-2008, 01:54 PM

Yes, The serial ports during boot shows the complete OS load cycle and check. Then your in the shell as you discovered. A lot of times if you go through the load cycle you can pin point the problem. Putty can also be used when the gui is not working correctly, too. This is overlooked most of the time.

Now the bigger question what caused the problem?
A non supported OS (Vista, OSX) if a older version of the GOS.
If exposed to the outside world you may want to look for FTP access in the log.

242 · 11-12-2008, 02:00 PM

The reason it was corrupt was because I was compiling packages on it so I could make it into a media server. I forced an rpm package that I didn't think would make a difference and it did ;-)

And yes, ssh was also non-accessible ;-)

-jeff

11-12-2008, 12:18 PM	#1
242 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: dc Posts: 9	Forcing maintenance on guardianos 18000 My os somehow got corrupt. The machine was only accessible as a share. I was unable to login via the web or the snap server manager. I noticed that the bios showed console redirection via serial and decided to give that a go. I connected my laptop to it via a null modem cable and was pleasantly surprised to see that I had full linux shell. I used the touch /nopivot and rebooted it. The rest was done via web browser. -jeff

11-12-2008, 01:54 PM	#2
blue68f100 Thermophile Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,135	Re: Forcing maintenance on guardianos 18000 Yes, The serial ports during boot shows the complete OS load cycle and check. Then your in the shell as you discovered. A lot of times if you go through the load cycle you can pin point the problem. Putty can also be used when the gui is not working correctly, too. This is overlooked most of the time. Now the bigger question what caused the problem? A non supported OS (Vista, OSX) if a older version of the GOS. If exposed to the outside world you may want to look for FTP access in the log. __________________ 1 Snap 4500 - 1.0T (4 x 250gig WD2500SB RE), Raid5, 1 Snap 4500 - 1.6T (4 x 400gig Seagates), Raid5, 1 Snap 4200 - 4.0T (4 x 2gig Seagates), Raid5, Using SATA converts from Andy Link to SnapOS FAQ's http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=13820

11-12-2008, 02:00 PM	#3
242 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: dc Posts: 9	Re: Forcing maintenance on guardianos 18000 The reason it was corrupt was because I was compiling packages on it so I could make it into a media server. I forced an rpm package that I didn't think would make a difference and it did ;-) And yes, ssh was also non-accessible ;-) -jeff

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