Kernel 2868 causing a kernel panic

Jongi · 12-27-2006, 05:47 AM

Here is what happens when I try to run kernel-2.6.18-1.2868.fc6 which I updated using SMART. This is a desktop PC.

Code:

ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acpiid 0x1
ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acpiid 0x2
ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acpiid 0x3

Red Hat Nash version 5.1.19.0.2 starting
setuproot: moving /dev failed: No such file or directory
setuproot: error mounting /proc: No such file or directory
setuproot: error mounting /sys: No such file or directory

ERROR opening /dev/console
Trying to use fd 0 instead
WARNING: can't access (null)
exec of init ((null)) failed!!! Bad Address
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init

Kernel 2849 still works without issue

Also why is it that SMART doesn't delete the kernel that yum normally would?

Hitboxx · 12-27-2006, 07:06 AM

What is your hardware? Are you using a 965series motherboard?

Jongi · 12-27-2006, 09:11 AM

P4 2.66GHz on a GA-8VM800M-775 motherboard

Hitboxx · 12-27-2006, 09:19 AM

Try these options i.e, pass as parameters to kernel.
1) all-generic-ide
2) irqpoll
3) pci=nommconf

Hitboxx · 12-27-2006, 09:23 AM

On a sidenote can you read out your BIOS options under Advanced->Drive Configuration->.. ??

Jongi · 12-27-2006, 11:22 AM

The options you gave earlier didn't work.

Different BIOS have different menu configurations. What is it that you are looking for?

Jongi · 12-27-2006, 01:09 PM

The solution to the problem was a simple one. There was one difference between the 2849 and 2868 grub kernel lines. The 2849 had root=LABEL=/ whereas 2868 had root=/dev/hdd6. Once I changed the 2868 line to reflect what the 2849 line was showing it booted without issues.

I had previously seen the difference however I didn't think it would matter as /dev/hdd6 is mounted as /. And it isn't part of a LVM physical volume, just a reiserfs partition.