HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Routine Management Tasks

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > BOOT ALT
Alternate Boot Path: 0/0/0/3/0.6
Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt prior to booting? (y/n) >> y
Initializing boot Device.
Boot IO Dependent code (IODC) Revision 2
Boot Path Initialized.
HARD Booted.
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ISL>
3. From the ISL prompt, issue the Secondary System Loader (hpux) command to
boot the HP-UX kernel in single-user mode:
Example 2-22 Boot HP-UX in single-user mode on an HP 9000 System:
ISL>hpux -is boot /stand/vmunix
To exit the ISL prompt and return to the BCH interface, issue the EXIT command
instead of specifying the above hpux loader command.
Refer to the hpux(1M) manpage for a detailed list of other hpux loader options.
Example 2-23 Example Single-User HP-UX Boot
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ISL> hpux -is /stand/vmunix
Boot
: disk(0/0/2/0/0.13.0.0.0.0.0;0)/stand/vmunix
8241152 + 1736704 + 1402336 start 0x21a0e8
....
INIT: Overriding default level with level ’s’
INIT: SINGLE USER MODE
INIT: Running /sbin/sh
#
The system will boot into single-user mode; watch for the confirmation messages:
INIT: Overriding default level with level `s'
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