*RESOLVED* Error while installing kernel 2.6.18 [message #14630] |
Tue, 03 July 2007 17:37 |
eugeniopacheco
Messages: 40 Registered: November 2005
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Hi,
I have tried to install kernel-smp-2.6.18-ovz028stab035.1.i686.rpm on a CentOS 4 machine and here's the error message:
[root@server138 openvz]# rpm -ivh kernel-smp-2.6.18-ovz028stab035.1.i686.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kernel-smp ########################################### [100%]
/sbin/new-kernel-pkg: line 200: 31367 Segmentation fault /sbin/mkinitrd --allow-missing -f $initrdfile $version
mkinitrd failed
error: %post(kernel-smp-2.6.18-ovz028stab035.1.i686) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
[root@server138 openvz]# uname -a
Linux server138 2.6.9-55.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed May 2 14:28:44 EDT 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Could anyone help me out?
By the way, I was able to install ovzkernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.028stab035.1.i686.rpm but swap was turned off. When I tried to swapon -a it gave me a message saying it could not allocate memory.
Thanks in advance,
Eugenio Pacheco
[Updated on: Wed, 11 July 2007 09:03] by Moderator Report message to a moderator
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Re: Error while installing kernel 2.6.18 [message #14777 is a reply to message #14630] |
Tue, 10 July 2007 11:29 |
eugeniopacheco
Messages: 40 Registered: November 2005
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Hi,
Now when I tried to install the kernel again, it hung and didn't give any error message. It actually disconnected the ssh session.
I will just request for an OS Reload, I believe something went wrong on the OS installation.
Thanks for all the help.
Regards,
Eugenio Pacheco
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