USB Boot Problems

[raz]

Hello all,

Up until a few weeks ago my B2 was working fine. I went away for a few days and found that the B2 had a 2HZ LED flash and was no longer reachable via SSH. It never tries to get an IP address from DHCP any longer.

So I got a USB boot from Excito.

I have so far been unable to get the thing to start up.

I have tried holding the button down whilst plugging in the power supply and keeping it held down until the light blinks at 4Hz. After a few more seconds it just shuts down again.

I am on the verge of throwing the damn thing through the window. Why make it so hard to boot from USB, and why are the rescue instructions so damn vague?

[Cheeseboy]

Hi raz,

The rescue sticks can be tricky to get working, but I have never experienced what you describe (that it shuts down, or that it goes into blinking mode on it's own accord). So it sounds like a hardware failure.
You should email support_at_excito_dot_com.

Best regards,

CheeseBoy

EDIT:
Or if you have the equipment, pull the disc out of the bubba, use your SATA/USB converter and plug it into your PC and analyse the logs.

[johannes]

I suppose the flash was 1 Hz when you got back from vacation, since this is normal boot blink (2 Hz is USB boot which would require pressing the button). Most likely you had a power failure which caused a reboot, and as a consequence of this and bad luck, inconsitencies on your file system. unfortunately, Bubba 2 doesn't go in to auto-rescue by itself but just halts boot.

Regarding the USB install this is tricky on the B2 for various reasons. If you want to continue trying yourself try using a USB hard drive instead of a USB stick, they are more likely to work.

If you need more assistance, don't hesitate to contact support@excito.com.