[SOLVED] upgrade to 3.2.5-3 kernel panic

seagods · #1 12th February 2012, 08:43 PM

My machine automatically upgraded from the 3.2.3-2 (fedora core 16) kernel to the 3.2.5-3 kernel, on booting I get

loading initial ramdisk
[3.48506]kernel panic -not syncing
VFS: unable to mount root fs,

and so on.

There is no initramfs-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64.img in /boot, and the grub.cfg file in /boot/grub2 has no line containing

initrd initramfs-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64.img

in the menuentry for the 3.2.5-3 kernel.

Any ideas anyone?

sea · #2 12th February 2012, 08:51 PM

I dont assume you can load into a fallback entry as grub.cfg is empty, right?
Have you by chance any live media lying around? (might even been a DvD or Net-install)
You can choose upgrade option to reinstall bootloader.

EDIT:
However, if you CAN boot into any fallback, you might want to run these 2 commands:

Code:

sudo plymouth-set-default-theme charge --rebuild-initrd
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

Yea, the first line seems weird, i've just chosen that as i dont know another way to rebuild your initrd

PabloTwo · #3 12th February 2012, 09:00 PM

Assuming the 3.2.5-3 kernel actually got installed.. try, as root,

Code:

dracut /boot/initramfs-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64.img 3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64

Then try the second command posted by sea above.
Then reboot and see if the new kernel is in your grub menu.

mfoe33 · #4 13th February 2012, 12:58 AM

I just installed Fedora a couple of days ago and after some updates got the same issue. I still have a grub menu though and booting into 3.1.0-7 works fine. This is what I got:

Quote:

[rf@localhost ~]$ sudo dracut /boot/initramfs-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64.img 3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64
[sudo] password for rf:
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
find: `/lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/': Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
find: `/lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/': Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
F: No modules.builtin.bin and modules.builtin found!
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
find: `/lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/': Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
find: `/lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/': Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
find: `/lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/': Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
find: `/lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/': Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
E: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/modules.dep: No such file or directory
find: `/lib/modules/3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64/': Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden

PabloTwo · #5 13th February 2012, 01:09 AM

To see is yum/rpm thinks the 3.2.5-3 kernel is installed...

Code:

rpm -q kernel-3.2.5.x86_64

If it returns the kernel name-version-release-arch string, then try,

Code:

yum reinstall kernel-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64

If it says the package is not installed, then,

Code:

yum install kernel-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64

mfoe33 · #6 13th February 2012, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PabloTwo

To see is yum/rpm thinks the 3.2.5-3 kernel is installed...

Code:

rpm -q kernel-3.2.5.x86_64

If it returns the kernel name-version-release-arch string, then try,

Code:

yum reinstall kernel-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64

If it says the package is not installed, then,

Code:

yum install kernel-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64

That worked smoothly for me, thanks alot. I hope the thread starter gets his stuff fixed too

seagods · #7 13th February 2012, 11:51 AM

Thanks for all the replies, I went for Pablo's advice first, and that worked a treat!

Thanks again everyone

Deminox · #8 18th February 2012, 05:56 PM

Sadly none of that works for me. All I can do is load in the previous kernel. The re-install gave the message of nothing to do, fedora reported that the kernel is installed, so I guess my only option is to wait for the next kernel?

seagods · #9 19th February 2012, 02:18 PM

Hi Deminox, does the "nothing to do" mean you actually have the initramfs files?

Deminox · #10 19th February 2012, 09:32 PM

Lemme explain my setup and whats happening and what I did.

Toshiba Satellite with i7 and win7 home premium. Single hard drive. I followed the steps to multi-boot found *here* http://thpc.info/dual/win7/dualboot_...r_on_win7.html

First boot worked fine, so did several others. UNTIL I got the update to kernel 3.2.5-3.

when Grub loads, I have kernel 3.2.5-3 as the first option. If I load it gives a "wall of fail" of error codes. The first time it didnt boot, i read something about partition location 0-0, but I didnt write it down figuring i would see it again. Never saw that specifc message again, now its a wall-of-fail much like what was posted by Mfoe, but not those exact errors, i dont think. Its hard to tell because its before an OS loads so i cant exactly screencap it.

So, I boot in the previous kernel, and THAT works fine. so, while still in the previous kernel I do the steps suggested by PabloTwo. It shows that 3.2.5-3 IS intsalled, so I do the reinstall step. It does that thing where it checks for package info, tells you how many bytes it is, and so on, but then says "Nothing to do" and ends.

Annnnd thats where I am. So I just keep booting in the previous kernel.

seagods · #11 20th February 2012, 11:46 AM

Hi Deminox,

I was hoping that you might have the files initramfs-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64.img in /boot, and the same for the System.map
and config files. In that case it's just a matter of editing /boot/grub2/grub.cfg.

Anyone else reading this, would it be crazy to try yum erase and then try again? And: is it worth bothering?

Deminox · #12 20th February 2012, 03:29 PM

Here's what I have, screencapped from the previous kernel (aka the only one that runs)

seagods · #13 20th February 2012, 03:51 PM

Hi. initramfs-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64.img is clearly absent, and should have been put there by yum reinstall. It might be reckless doing yum remove or yum erase, so I would wait for advice from someone who knows more than I do.

PabloTwo · #14 20th February 2012, 05:15 PM

Why monkey around with the 3.2.5-3 kernel now when it's not even the current latest kernel?

Code:

BASH:~/-> uname -r
3.2.6-3.fc16.x86_64

You should be doing,

Code:

yum update kernel

Hopefully this time around the 3.2.6-3 kernel will install correctly.

aasami · #15 29th November 2012, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PabloTwo

To see is yum/rpm thinks the 3.2.5-3 kernel is installed...

Code:

rpm -q kernel-3.2.5.x86_64

If it returns the kernel name-version-release-arch string, then try,

Code:

yum reinstall kernel-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64

If it says the package is not installed, then,

Code:

yum install kernel-3.2.5-3.fc16.x86_64

Thank you PabloTwo. That worked for me too.
You have saved me a lot of trouble. Thanks again.
Aas.