Specifications

Field Service Handbook kr SGI
Rebuilding the Kernel
If the system does not boot or if the booting process hangs, the problim may be
caused by a cormpted kernel. Use the following procedure as a quick way to rebuild
the kernel.
To =build the kern&
1. Enter the Installation utility. At the System Maintenance Menu, enterb
System prompts
you to select a media device and to install media.
2 InsM appropriate media into the selected media device.
3. Start the Administrative Command utility. At the Inso prompt, enteradmin.
4. Start a UNIX shell. At the prompt, enter sh.
5. Change to the /root directory. At the # prompt, enter cd mot
Note: When in’the shell in the Administrative command utility, the/mot
directory is the /directory when the system has booted and is running IRIX.
6. Rename the kernel. At the # prompt, enter mv unix unix.copy.
7. Exit the shell. At the # prompt, enter exit
8. Exit the Administrative Command utility. At the arlmin> prompt, enterexit
The system executes the
exit commands and displays various messages.
9. Restart t&e system. At the “Ready to restart the system. Restart?“ prompt, entery.
Restarting the system
causes a new kernel to be built The system uses the new
kernel to boot
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