Hi.
ClearOS Community release 6.6.0 (Final) i686
The system will not reboot after automatic kernel update late last week.
Feb 20 03:16:28 Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.noarch
Feb 20 03:18:34 Updated: dracut-004-356.el6.noarch
Feb 20 03:18:34 Updated: dracut-kernel-004-356.el6.noarch
Feb 20 03:18:44 Installed: kernel-2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686
I found /boot/grub/grub.conf had been updated but there was no initrd entry in the file for the 2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686 kernel and the initramfs file (presumabely /boot/initramfs-2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686.img) was not generated.
I checked the dracut log and there was nothing for 2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686.
I attempted to create the initramfs-2.26.32-504.8.1.v6.i686.img file with dracut using what had been downloaded for 2.6.32-504.8.1.v6 but it results in a file that is half the size of my other initramfs files. Attempting to boot using this file still results in a kernel panic after modules errors.
[log]# cat dracut.log
Sat Feb 21 15:20:32 CST 2015 Info: Executing /sbin/dracut
Sat Feb 21 15:20:32 CST 2015 Err: Will not override existing initramfs (/boot/initramfs-2.6.32-431.23.3.v6.i686.img) without --force
Sat Feb 21 15:24:03 CST 2015 Info: Executing /sbin/dracut -f /boot/initramfs-2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686.img 2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686
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How can I create a working initramfs manually or is there something I can download to workaround/fix this?
I do have a system running the x64 version of this kernel 2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.x86_64 which successfully completed the parallel update.
Thanks.
ClearOS Community release 6.6.0 (Final) i686
The system will not reboot after automatic kernel update late last week.
Feb 20 03:16:28 Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.noarch
Feb 20 03:18:34 Updated: dracut-004-356.el6.noarch
Feb 20 03:18:34 Updated: dracut-kernel-004-356.el6.noarch
Feb 20 03:18:44 Installed: kernel-2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686
I found /boot/grub/grub.conf had been updated but there was no initrd entry in the file for the 2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686 kernel and the initramfs file (presumabely /boot/initramfs-2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686.img) was not generated.
I checked the dracut log and there was nothing for 2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686.
I attempted to create the initramfs-2.26.32-504.8.1.v6.i686.img file with dracut using what had been downloaded for 2.6.32-504.8.1.v6 but it results in a file that is half the size of my other initramfs files. Attempting to boot using this file still results in a kernel panic after modules errors.
[log]# cat dracut.log
Sat Feb 21 15:20:32 CST 2015 Info: Executing /sbin/dracut
Sat Feb 21 15:20:32 CST 2015 Err: Will not override existing initramfs (/boot/initramfs-2.6.32-431.23.3.v6.i686.img) without --force
Sat Feb 21 15:24:03 CST 2015 Info: Executing /sbin/dracut -f /boot/initramfs-2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686.img 2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686
...
How can I create a working initramfs manually or is there something I can download to workaround/fix this?
I do have a system running the x64 version of this kernel 2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.x86_64 which successfully completed the parallel update.
Thanks.
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It is not the latest available but is the latest compiled so please can you try installing this driver to replace the r8169 one in the kernel? -
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Robin,
By any chance are you on HP hardware with either Intel or Realtek PCI NICs?
We've had two reports in the last two weeks about kernel panics on this hardware (I'll see if I can get specific models).
What I do know:
2.6.32-358.23.2.v6 is OK
2.6.32-431.23.3.v6 is exhibiting kernel panics
2.6.32-504.8.1.v6 - I don't have any information at this point in time
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If you still have the old kernel installed you can select it at boot time to get back to a working system through the boot/grub menu
To re-create the initramfs / initrd files usually the easiest way is to remove that specific kernel version and just reinstall as they are setup when the kernel package is installed
yum remove kernel-2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686
yum install kernel-2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686
From memory the ClearOS kernels are built without dracut (default is still to use mkinitrd) and the post-setup script creates initramfs using the /sbin/new-kernel-pkg command. Something like:-
new-kernel-pkg --mkinitrd --depmod --install 2.6.32-504.8.1.v6.i686
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