Determining a Boot Source

Table 2-1 “Booting Sources ” suggests booting sources from a Series 800 or 700 machine. For further details, see the previous system-specific sections, “Booting Series 800 Systems ” and “Booting Series 700 Systems ” earlier in this chapter.

Table 2-1 Booting Sources

Boot This Way...	If...
In single-user state	you forgot the root password or the `passwd` file is corrupt.
	HP VUE does not start and you cannot get into the system any other way.
	`/etc/inittab` is corrupt.
With an alternate kernel	the system does not boot after reconfiguring the kernel.
	the default kernel returns the error `"Cannot open or execute"`.
	the system stops while displaying the system message buffer.
From other hardware	if you are recovering the system from the runtime support tape or CDROM, or another bootable disk `and`: there is no bootable kernel on the original disk the boot area is corrupt there is a bad root file system `init` or `inittab` has been lost or is corrupt `/dev/console`, `systty`, `syscon`, or the device file of the root disk is not correct if the system stops while displaying the system message buffer `and` booting the alternate kernel fails

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