abennett@athena.mit.edu (Andrew Bennett) (08/23/90)
Someone called me today and reported the following problem: After configuring a NeXT for internet access (which appeared successful), the owner shut down and went home for the weekend. Upon returning, the machine was powered up. It made it as far as the disk check, where it hung. Repeated attempts at booting always gave the same results. I suggested disconnecting from the net and repowering the machine (we've seen a similar problem where the configuration was bad, and disconnection allowed booting to proceed. We then fixed the problem). This time, it didn't help; the machine still hangs. Any advice? -Drew
rca@cs.brown.edu (Ronald C.F. Antony) (08/24/90)
Maybe the netinfo database got corrupted. Try to boot from an OD and manually mount the HD. Then try to restore the /etc/netinfo/local.nidb/* from a backup. Then try to reinstall the network. Ronald ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." Bernhard Shaw | rca@cs.brown.edu or antony@browncog.bitnet