At 1:01 pm 11/3/96, Trevor Zion Bauknight wrote:
>I'm still getting a hang halfway through the multi-user boot sequence.  The
>last thing echoed to the terminal is
>
>starting system logger, time daemon(HANG)
>
>How do I attack this problem?  I can't edit the rc files directly because
>the fs is read-only.  Are cpin and cpout my solutions?  If so, what do I
>need to edit, and what do I need to not edit?
>
>Unfortunately my admin handbook assumes you're able to boot.  Thanks in
>advance.

It is probably looking for a network.  Since you are out of the boot
sequence and multi-user by now, it should be possible to interrupt it with
a signal - hit ^C once or maybe twice, and see if that helps.

Once you get booting, or if you don't, the file to edit to stop timed is
/etc/netstart.  Makesure the line that sets timed_flags sets it to NO.

Make sure you use an editor that can do unix files, if you end up having to
edit it mac-side (you shouldn't have to)

Jules



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