[j-nsp] Update to 9.4R1.8 gone bad

[Sven Juergensen (KielNET)]

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Hi list,

I recently updated one MX router from 9.3 to 9.4.
What shows up after that is

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Alarm time               Class  Description
2009-02-18 07:46:34 UTC  Minor  Host 0 Boot from alternate media
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and after logging in to that RE

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- --- NOTICE: System is running on alternate media device
(/dev/ad2s1a).
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Checking the boxes console while rebooting
after a 'request system reboot media compact-flash'
it goes like

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=================== Bootstrap installer starting ===================
Initialized the environment
Routing engine model is RE-S-2000
error opening /var/run/usbd.pid for writing: Read-only file system
usbd: Unable to lock PID file: Read-only file system
Discovered that flash disk = ad0 , hard disk = ad2
ERROR: discover_install_drive: tmp/preinstall/install.conf not found
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and dumps me to some sort of recovery console. Upon
entering 'reboot', the system apparently falls back
to the hdd and comes up with the state the hdd is
providing.

Interestingly, this only happens to RE0, the second
one still boots from flash. After doing the same to
another MX, this behaviour also shows up so I'm kind
of ruling a faulty flash out. Did 9.4. bork things
up for anyone else?

The archives spew out the following, but didn't come
up with a solution

http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/juniper-nsp/2007-December/009388.html

I got a case up with Juniper but they're taking their
time...

Any pointers appreciated.

Best regards,

Mit freundlichen Gruessen,

i. A. Sven Juergensen

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Netze und Rechenzentren

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