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Date:      Thu, 03 Aug 2000 22:37:09 +0300
From:      Boris Karnaukh <bk532@iname.com>
To:        Nader Turki <nturki@adelphia.net>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: reboot
Message-ID:  <3989C9E5.1FC8210@iname.com>
References:  <004601bffb2d$c853d2e0$1b9b3218@pit.adelphia.net>

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Nader Turki wrote:
> 
> hi guys,
> i was doing upgrading a machine from 4.0-release to 4.0-stable
> anyway, while i was doing make world ... the machine went offline. i'm not
> sure why, it's either of the power, or maybe the owner rebooted the machine.
> i just called the isp and they said on the prompt it says boot: i guess and
> there's a msg that says no kernel and no nsf. can someone tell me how can i
> get the machine back online?

Prepare boot floppies (incl. fixit floppy), optionally take with you CD
with FreeBSD and go to client...

Maybe good fsck will help you, maybe you'll have to backup configuration
files and reinstall OS.

IMO you can face following problems on site:
	- damaged file system;
	- corrupted/absent kernel;
	- problem with boot loader.

-- 
<Signed>
Boris Karnaukh 	(mailto:bk532@iname.com)


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