Roy <garlic@garlic.com> wrote in message news:<10itjbu8n255h32@corp.supernews.com>...
> Little bit of a follow up.
>
> Summary of my previous notes
>
> I installed 5.2ML4 on a 7043-260 and the system failed to boot. It
> hangs with the message "AIX is starting" in the operator display window
>
> Current status:
>
> I can boot a installation CD but when I enter maintenance mode and mount
> /usr, the system starts giving messages like shown below. All commands
> fail with the same messages.
>
> Two different install CDs fail with the same messages. fsck on /usr
> (and the other filesystems) runs clean.
>
> Could not load program sh:
> Symbol resolution failed for /usr/lib/libc.a(shr.o) because:
> Symbol projctl (number 143) is not exported from dependent
> module /unix.
> Symbol getpeereid (number 239) is not exported from dependent
> module /unix.
> Symbol shm_open (number 305) is not exported from dependent
> module /unix.
> Symbol shm_unlink (number 306) is not exported from dependent
> module /unix.
> Symbol mq_close (number 307) is not exported from dependent
> module /unix.
> Symbol mq_unlink (number 308) is not exported from dependent
> module /unix.
> Symbol mq_getattr (number 309) is not exported from dependent
> module /unix.
> Symbol mq_setattr (number 310) is not exported from dependent
> module /unix.
> Symbol mq_send (number 311) is not exported from dependent
> module /unix.
>
> Before I give up and reinstall, does anyone have any ideas on how to
> avoid the reinstall process?
>
> Has anyone successfully installed 5.2ML4 or has IBM screwed the pooch on
> this?
>
> Roy

I was thinking, could you be having a bootblk issue? Once into
maintenance mode, you may want to try bosboot, lookup the man page, I
don't recall the exact parameters you need.

HTH,
Pete's