Re: OS dies, Sparc server returns to Open Boot prompt

[John Bevins <johnb@netptc.net>]

Hi Peter,

I think somehow I am sending a BREAK to it. Maybe it was a default 
startup or shutdown of minicom. Someone from the list mentioned the 
command "go" yesterday and I tried it and Debian does resume.

Regards,
John

Peter Hicks wrote:
> Are you sending a BREAK signal somehow to the machine?  At the boot prompt, can you type "go" and bring the machine straight back to life?
>
>
> P
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Bevins <johnb@netptc.net>
>
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:56:41 
> To: <debian-sparc@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: OS dies, Sparc server returns to Open Boot prompt
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
>
> Information:
>
> Sun Netra 240
>
> Linux hostname 2.6.18-6-sparc64-smp #1 SMP Fri Oct 10 12:34:52 UTC 2008 
> sparc64 GNU/Linux
>
> Disclaimer: I usually run Linux on x86 but I am stuck at this time with 
> a Sun Sparc server which I know very little about.
>
>
> Problem:
> I have a Sun Sparc server running Debian that may run for days but the 
> OS stops/dies and when I serial into it with Minicom it is at the Open 
> boot prompt and I have to tell it to boot.
>
> Has anybody had this problem?
> What was the resolution?
> How do you trouble shoot this?
>
> If further information is needed please let me know.
>
>
> Thank you for your time in advance,
> John