This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C13EFA.C6526800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks for: Andrew Ambrose [aambrose@ennovatenetworks.com] McCaffity, Ray [ray.mccaffity@wcg.com] Sarah Eckhause [s.q.eckhause@larc.nasa.gov] Ryan A. Krenzischek [ryan@bbnx.net] Kevin Amorin [kev@amorin.org] Mike Salehi [mike.salehi@kodak.com ] Irfan Khan [irfank@mumbai.tcs.co.in] eyal Edri [tranquil@barak-online.net] And Brett Lymn [blymn@baesystems.com.au] who supply the correct solution. Here's the original question: > Hi Gurus, > When entering single user mode and try to run the format command the following appears: > # format > searching for disks > AVAILABLE DISK SELECTION: > Unable to open /dev/tty > Any clue ? That will happen if you are dropped into single user mode due to a problem with the machine (bad disk or unclean file system). File Systems already mounted(mount -a won't make any difference) and drvconfig will not solve the problem. Also eeprom will not help. The solution is to do a reboot -- -s (boot -s) to properly enter single user mode and then format will work fine. Thanks again to Brett Lymn who hit the correct solution. Cheers ! Osama Ahmed ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C13EFA.C6526800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2920.0" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001>Thanks = for:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001>Andrew = Ambrose [<A=20 href=3D"mailto:aambrose@ennovatenetworks.com">aambrose@ennovatenetworks.c= om</A>]</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D732124519-16092001>McCaffity, Ray [<A=20 href=3D"mailto:ray.mccaffity@wcg.com">ray.mccaffity@wcg.com</A>]</SPAN></= FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001>Sarah = Eckhause [<A=20 href=3D"mailto:s.q.eckhause@larc.nasa.gov">s.q.eckhause@larc.nasa.gov</A>= ]</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001>Ryan = A. Krenzischek=20 [<A href=3D"mailto:ryan@bbnx.net">ryan@bbnx.net</A>]</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001>Kevin = Amorin [<A=20 href=3D"mailto:kev@amorin.org">kev@amorin.org</A>]</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001></SPAN><FONT size=3D2><FONT = face=3DArial>Mike=20 Salehi<SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001> [<A=20 href=3D"mailto:mike.salehi@kodak.com">mike.salehi@kodak.com</A>=20 ]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN = class=3D732124519-16092001>Irfan Khan [<A=20 href=3D"mailto:irfank@mumbai.tcs.co.in">irfank@mumbai.tcs.co.in</A>]</SPA= N></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN = class=3D732124519-16092001>eyal Edri [<A=20 href=3D"mailto:tranquil@barak-online.net">tranquil@barak-online.net</A>]<= /SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN = class=3D732124519-16092001>And Brett Lymn=20 [<A href=3D"mailto:blymn@baesystems.com.au">blymn@baesystems.com.au</A>] = who=20 supply the correct solution.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN=20 class=3D732124519-16092001></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN = class=3D732124519-16092001><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>Here's the original question:</FONT>=20 </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN = class=3D125531507-13092001><SPAN=20 class=3D170335412-14092001><SPAN = class=3D732124519-16092001>> </SPAN>Hi=20 Gurus,</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D125531507-13092001><SPAN=20 class=3D170335412-14092001></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3D2><FONT = face=3DArial><SPAN=20 class=3D732124519-16092001>></SPAN> <SPAN = class=3D125531507-13092001>When=20 entering single user mode and try to run the format command the = following=20 appears: </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN=20 class=3D732124519-16092001>></SPAN><SPAN = class=3D125531507-13092001> #=20 format</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN = class=3D125531507-13092001><SPAN=20 class=3D732124519-16092001>></SPAN> searching for=20 disks</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN = class=3D125531507-13092001><SPAN=20 class=3D732124519-16092001>></SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN=20 class=3D125531507-13092001> AVAILABLE DISK=20 SELECTION:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN = class=3D125531507-13092001><SPAN=20 class=3D732124519-16092001>></SPAN> Unable to open /dev/tty=20 </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D125531507-13092001></SPAN><FONT size=3D2><FONT = face=3DArial><SPAN=20 class=3D732124519-16092001>></SPAN> <SPAN = class=3D125531507-13092001>Any=20 clue ?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D125531507-13092001></SPAN><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20 face=3DArial> </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN=20 class=3D732124519-16092001>T</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>hat will happen if you are dropped into single user mode due to = a problem=20 with the machine (bad disk or unclean file system). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001>File = Systems already=20 mounted(mount -a won't make any difference) and drvconfig will not solve = the=20 problem. Also eeprom will not help.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D732124519-16092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001>The = solution is to=20 do a reboot -- -s (boot -s) to properly enter single user mode and then = format=20 will work fine.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D732124519-16092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001>Thanks = again to=20 Brett Lymn who hit the correct solution.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D732124519-16092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D732124519-16092001>Cheers = !</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3DScript=20 size=3D4><EM><STRONG></STRONG></EM></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft dir=3Dltr><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3DScript = size=3D4><EM><STRONG>Osama=20 Ahmed</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft dir=3Dltr> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C13EFA.C6526800-- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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