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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      You can only access it at the console. Most of the usual services, like SSH, are not running in single user mode.

      Steve

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        alfaro @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10 Thank you again.

        I used the serial cable to access the console but it does not say 'loader'. It says instead: Marvell>>

        When I see: Marvell>> I type: boot -s
        but all I get back is: Marvell>> boot -s
        boot - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'

        Usage:
        boot
        Marvell>>

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        This where I am unable to get to the single user mode.

        Hoepfully someone will know what might be wrong here

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          alfaro @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10 @stephenw10 Thank you again.

          I used the serial cable to access the console but it does not say 'loader'. It says instead: Marvell>>

          When I see: Marvell>> I type: boot -s
          but all I get back is: Marvell>> boot -s
          boot - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'

          Usage:
          boot
          Marvell>>

          ====
          This where I am unable to get to the single user mode.

          Hopefully someone will know what might be wrong here!Screenshot from 2020-03-31 15-34-04.png

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            Cornel
            last edited by Cornel

            type boot and then you should get:
            loader>

            there you type boot -s like:
            loader> boot -s

            or something. I did it this afternoon but failed to remember what I did exactly. Had the same Marvell prompt. And the above I what I believe I did. I stumbled upon this, and that is what got me through: https://forum.netgate.com/topic/125712/netgate-sg-3100-boot-loop-ufs_dirbad/4

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              alfaro @Cornel
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              @Cornel
              Thanks for the reply. If what you did comes back to you please let me know.

              I tried in a few different ways bit seems like there is no documentation on this prompt which is slightly different.

              Thanks again.

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                Cornel @alfaro
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                @alfaro try bootd at the Marvell prompt. Does that get you to the loader prompt?

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                  alfaro @Cornel
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                  @Cornel I am away from it now but will try soon. Thanks

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                    Cornel @alfaro
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                    @alfaro good luck, It took me a few reboots as well this afternoon and somehow managed to get in to single user mode. You will succeed!

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                      alfaro @Cornel
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                      @Cornel Hello, same thing. Did a quick loop and asked to press any key to stop boot and I was unable to get to single user mode.

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                        Cornel @alfaro
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                        @alfaro it might be that you press a key to early. You should wait for “ Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt” this comes after: “ Hit any key to stop autoboot”.

                        Also press space, not enter.

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                          If you reach the Marvell>> prompt, which is u-boot, you intereupted it too soon.

                          Look at my console output above. Hit space, or anything but enter, when you see:
                          Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.

                          Then you will be at the bootloader prompt where you can boot into single user mode.

                          Steve

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                            alfaro @stephenw10
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                            @stephenw10 Wow, thanks stephenw10. I just pulling the trigger too son. Thanks, it worked and now I have a clean file system and I can upgrade to the new version.

                            Thanks a million to the community and everyone who responded and helped.

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                              scott38654 @stephenw10
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                              @stephenw10 thanks

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