[rhn-users] kernel panic after updates.

[Lamon, Frank III]

Sounds like you're VM's SCSI controller is configured for BusLogic - you
really should switch this to LSI. You're best bet is to preload the LSI
modules in the initrd for your new kernel and have the VM guys switch
the SCSI controller type - that should clear things up.

 

Here's some reference:
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx21admin_lsilogic_vms.html

 

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From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]
On Behalf Of Ramesh
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 9:08 AM
To: Discussions about Red Hat Network (rhn.redhat.com)
Subject: Re: [rhn-users] kernel panic after updates.

 

I can boot the kernel with older kernel after reinstalling GRUB. But
that is too old kernel and at some point I need to update the kernel. 

At some point I will need to update kernel again and face the same
problem.

 

 

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From: Aaron Bliss <abliss at brockport.edu>
To: Discussions about Red Hat Network (rhn.redhat.com)
<rhn-users at redhat.com>
Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 12:19:02 PM
Subject: Re: [rhn-users] kernel panic after updates.

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?communityI
D=&subject=100%25>
> 2:kernel ########################################### 100%
>
<http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityI
D=&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?communityI
D=&subject=100%25>
> 4:kernel-doc ########################################### 100%
>
<http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityI
D=&subject=100%25>
> 5:kernel-hugemem ########################################### 100%
>
<http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityI
D=&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?communityI
D=&subject=100%25>
> 7:kernel-smp ########################################### 100%
>
<http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityI
D=&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?communityI
D=&subject=100%25>
> 9:kernel-utils ########################################### 100%
>
<http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityI
D=&subject=100%25>
> 10:kernel-xenU ########################################### 100%
>
<http://communities.vmware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityI
D=&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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