Bootup error: /dev/bd.off: not a serial device. How to fix... > SRDB ID: 6553 > > SYNOPSIS: ps hangs without output or header > > DETAIL DESCRIPTION: > > > In Solaris 2.X: > > Sometimes, after an abrupt system crash, bd.off becomes a > link to nowhere. When this occurs, the ps command hangs > without displaying the header or the process data. > > @ 16: ls -l bd* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Nov910:59bd.off -> > > Note: > > If ps is used in the .login script, or is part of the boot process, > it can appear as though the system is hung. > > SOLUTION SUMMARY: > > > The bd STREAMS module processes the byte streams generated > by the SunButtons buttonbox and SunDials dialbox. > > If ps is hanging without output, go to /dev > and remove bd.off. Then boot -r and the problem should be > corrected. > > After the boot -r, the correct link will be re-established: > > @ 17: ls -l bd* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Nov 9 10:59 bd.off -> /dev/term/b