[rhn-users] kernel panic after updates.

[Aaron Bliss]

Can you try booting to an older kernel.  This will help to eliminate 
other hardware/software issues.

Aaron

On 6/10/2010 12:14 PM, Ramesh wrote:
> Hi,
>
> While I was updating kernel in one of my RHEL 4 boxes, it prompted as
> below and then upon restart, the machine failed to boot up halting at
> the GRUB prompt. I was able to restore GRUB by "linux rescue" . But
> still, the system is not able to boot with the new kernel. It says
> "kernel panic"
>
>
> Installing...
> 1:kernel-xenU-devel ########################################### 100%
> <http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=100%25>
> 2:kernel ########################################### 100%
> <http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=100%25>
>
> WARNING: No module BusLogic found for kernel 2.6.9-89.0.25.EL,
> continuing anyway
> 3:kernel-devel ########################################### 100%
> <http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=100%25>
> 4:kernel-doc ########################################### 100%
> <http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=100%25>
> 5:kernel-hugemem ########################################### 100%
> <http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=100%25>
>
> WARNING: No module BusLogic found for kernel 2.6.9-89.0.25.ELhugemem,
> continuing anyway
> 6:kernel-hugemem-devel ########################################### 100%
> <http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=100%25>
> 7:kernel-smp ########################################### 100%
> <http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=100%25>
>
> WARNING: No module BusLogic found for kernel 2.6.9-89.0.25.ELsmp,
> continuing anyway
> 8:kernel-smp-devel ########################################### 100%
> <http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=100%25>
> 9:kernel-utils ########################################### 100%
> <http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=100%25>
> 10:kernel-xenU ########################################### 100%
> <http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID=&subject=100%25>
>
>
> Also, while I try to boot the new kernel, it says as below:
>
> Unable to find volume group "disk"
> no volume groups found
>
> mount: error 6 mounting ext3
> mount: error 2 mounting none
>
> I tried reinstalling Vmware tools, but of no avail. Also, tried using
> Buslogic driver for ESX 2.5 (as I couldn't find Buslogic driver for ESX
> 3.5) and that doesn't work either.
>
> Do you have any clue how to fix this issue ?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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