file consistency check - resulting errors

[alfaro]

Thank you for the reply. I have a question about single user mode. I used an ssh terminal to access the device, is there a way to get to single user mode via ssh or will I have to resort to using the serial cable?

Thanks

[stephenw10]

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

Steve

[alfaro]

@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

[alfaro]

@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!

[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

[alfaro]

@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.

[Cornel]

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

[alfaro]

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

[Cornel]

@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!

[alfaro]

@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.

[Cornel]

@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.

[stephenw10]

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

[alfaro]

@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.

[scott38654]

@stephenw10 thanks