Cisco PowerKEY CableCARD Module 802 Installation Guide
Appendix B
Recover from a PCG Platform Installation Failure
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Recovering from a PCG Platform Installation
Failure
To recover from a platform installation failure, complete the following steps.
1 Boot off of the Platform CD or type the following command to shut down the
1 Boot off of the Platform CD or type the following command to shut down the
system with the Platform CD in the DVD Drive:
shutdown -y -g0 -i6
shutdown -y -g0 -i6
2 At the Cisco screen, type the following command:
linux rescue
3 At the Language prompt, select English and click OK.
4 At the Keyboard Type prompt, select US and click OK.
5 At the Start the Network Interface on this System prompt, select No.
6 At the Rescue screen, select Continue.
7 At the prompt, type the following command:
4 At the Keyboard Type prompt, select US and click OK.
5 At the Start the Network Interface on this System prompt, select No.
6 At the Rescue screen, select Continue.
7 At the prompt, type the following command:
chroot /mnt/sysimage
8 At the prompt, type the following command:
exit
9 At the prompt, type the following command:
grub-install /dev/sda
10 At the prompt, type the following command to reboot the system:
reboot
11 Press the DVD/CD eject button on the PCG device to open the drive. Place the
PCG OS Platform Installation CD, Version 1.1.1, into the drive tray and close the
tray.
tray.
12 From the PCG, type shutdown -y -g0 -i6 in order to reboot gracefully.
13 The server will boot from the CD. You will see a boot welcome screen and the
13 The server will boot from the CD. You will see a boot welcome screen and the
boot: prompt.
14 Type platform and press Enter. The installation will continue unattended and
takes about ten minutes to complete. After installation, the server will eject the
CD and reboot. You will be returned to the platform login: prompt.
CD and reboot. You will be returned to the platform login: prompt.
15 Did the platform login: prompt appear, indicating that the installation was
successful?