Recovery from LED 551, 555, or 557 in AIX 3.1 or 3.2

Warning: If you boot a 3.2 system with 3.1 media, or boot a 3.1
system with 3.2 media, then you will not be able to use
the standard scripts (getrootfs or /etc/continue) to
bring your workstation into full maintenance mode.

Moreover, performing the scripts on a 3.1 system with
3.2 boot media may actually remove some files and
prevent your system from booting successfully in normal
mode until missing files (/etc/mount and /etc/umount) are
replaced on the disk.

1. For information on BOSboot diskettes, refer to the product documentation.
2. If booting from diskettes, when you see LED c07, insert the next diskette. This may be the optional display extensions diskette (required for AIX 3.2.5) or the display diskette.
3. If you have AIX 3.2.5, used a fddi network install, and selected that option for the install device, you will need the communications extensions diskette. If this diskette is not available, you can build it from another system with fddi installed or call your branch office for assistance.

Note: If you get a 551, 555, or 557 on this step, the diskette or tape is bad, and the machine is trying to boot off the fixed disk. Try it again with new BOSboot diskettes or tape.

Follow the prompts to the installation/maintenance menu.

• For AIX 3.2.4 or later:

  Execute the following command:

   
     getrootfs 
  

  The output indicates the disk that should be used with 'getrootfs' in the next step.

• For AIX 3.1 to 3.2.3e:

  Execute the following command:

   
     lqueryvg -Atp hdisk# | grep hd5 
  

  for each hdisk# (hdisk0, hdisk1, etc.) until you qet output that looks like the following:

   
     00005264feb3631c.2  hd5 1 
  

  The exact output you get will be different but will follow the form as follows:

   
     large_number.x  hd5 1 
  

  You may find more than one disk has this output. These will all be disks which belong to the 'rootvg' volume group. You may use any of the disks identified to be in 'rootvg' in the following step.

For AIX 3.1 only, run

 
   /etc/continue hdisk# sh 

For AIX 3.2 only, run

 
   getrootfs hdisk# sh 

If you get errors indicating that a physical volume is missing from the rootvg, run diagnostics on the physical volumes to find out if you have a bad disk. Do not continue with the rest of the steps in this document.

If you get other errors from getrootfs or /etc/continue, do not continue with the rest of the steps in this document. Correct the problem causing the error. If you need assistance correcting the problem causing the error, contact one of the following:

• local branch office
• your point of sale
• your AIX support center

 
   ODMDIR=/dev/objrepos 

For AIX 3.1 only, run

 
   /etc/aix/logform /dev/hd8 

For AIX 3.2 only, run

 
   /usr/sbin/logform /dev/hd8 

Answer YES when asked if you want to destroy the log.

 
   fsck -y /dev/hd1 
   fsck -y /dev/hd2 
   fsck -y /dev/hd3 
   fsck -y /dev/hd4 

 
   fsck -y /dev/hd9var 

In AIX 3.1,

 
   cd /etc/helpers 

In AIX 3.2,

 
   cd /sbin/helpers 

Then in both AIX 3.1 and 3.2,

 
   ls -l v3fshelper* 

If you have only one version of the v3fshelper file (for example, "v3fshelper"), proceed to step 11.

If there is a version of v3fshelper marked as original (for example, "v3fshelper.orig"), run the following commands:

 
   copy v3fshelper v3fshelper.afs 
   copy v3fshelper.orig v3fshelper 

 
   lslv -m hd5 

 
   bosboot -a -d /dev/hdisk# 
   bosboot -u -d /dev/hdisk# 

 
   copy v3fshelper.afs v3fshelper 

 
   shutdown -Fr