3-8 Sun Blade 1500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual • December 2004
3.2.2.2 Solaris Error Messages
TABLE 3-3 lists some common error messages or portions of error messages displayed
while the Solaris operating system is functioning, their meanings, and what to do
next. These messages are high-level and might be related to software, rather than
hardware failure.
WARNING: Timed out waiting for
NIS to come up
The name service cannot be
found.
Check network connection.
See
“Network Problem” on
page 4-17. Check system name
service configuration
information.
TABLE 3-3 Solaris Error Messages and Their Meanings
Message Meaning What to do
Arguments too long
Too many arguments follow a C shell
command.
Run the command in the
Bourne shell.
automountd[int]:
server
hostname
responding
An NFS server cannot be mounted. Check the NFS server’s status
and network connection.
Bad address
The value of an address is invalid. Determine and use the correct
address.
Bad file number
A program error where the application does
not have permission to interact with the file.
Program bug, or change
permissions of the file.
BAD TRAP
Faulty hardware or mismatch of hardware and
its configuration. Can sometimes indicate a
bad or earlier version CPU. Usually precedes a
panic.
Check configuration. Check
hardware functionality.
Broken pipe
Occurs when a pipe (|) directs without data. Check the structure of the
command.
Bus error
I/O was attempted on a nonexistent device.
Might be caused by invalid file descriptors,
bad memory allocation, or corrupt boot blocks.
Check for device and its
connection.
Command not found
The C shell could not find the command you
typed.
Check the command path.
Type the command explicitly.
Connection closed
(by foreign host)
Timeout has occurred or network connection
failed from remote host using either
rlogin
or
telnet.
Try again. Check network
connection.
TABLE 3-2 OpenBoot PROM Messages and Their Meaning (Continued)
Message Meaning What to Do
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