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.

• For information on BOSboot diskettes, refer to the product documentation.
• 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.
• 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.
• Receiving a 551, 555, or 557 on this step indicates the diskette or tape is not operating. The machine tries to boot off of the fixed disk. Try it again with the 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 the getrootfs command 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 get output similar to the following:

     00005264feb3631c.2  hd5 1
  

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

     large_number.x  hd5 1
  

  You may find more than one disk with this output. These will all be disks which belong to the rootvg volume group. Any of the disks identified to be in rootvg may be used in the following step.

For AIX 3.1 only, enter:

   /etc/continue hdisk# sh

For AIX 3.2 only, enter:

   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

All of the preceding avenues for assistance may be billable.

   ODMDIR=/etc/objrepos

For AIX 3.1 only, enter:

   /etc/aix/logform /dev/hd8

For AIX 3.2 only, enter:

   /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, enter:

   cd /etc/helpers

In AIX 3.2, enter:

   cd /sbin/helpers

Then in both AIX 3.1 and 3.2, enter:

   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 series of 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

	lppchk -c
	lppchk -v

         cfgmgr -v > /tmp/cfgmgr.out 2>&1

   shutdown -Fr