Fedora core 7, got kernel:  2.6.22.9-91.fc7

installed the 2.6.22 kernel, system wont boot! had to revert back to  
2.6.22.9-91.fc7 !

Any ideas on how to get openvz to work:?

Thanks
Daniel Moss

i cant see it boot, colocated server, but theres nothing in 
/var/log/messages

ll try rhel5 kernel

finist wrote:
> Hello Daniel,
>
> could you please tell which exact OpenVZ kernel did you try?
> And in order to understand why the system doesn't boot we need some info the system provides while booting:
> 1) what does it print on the local console when it fails to boot?
> 2) is there any errors in /var/log/messages?
>
> One more point: 2.6.22 branch is a development branch at the moment - it is not stable enough yet. So if you need the system to be stable - you'd better use stable RHEL5-based branch (2.6.18).
>
> --
> Konstantin.

The rhel5 kernel wont boot either

Daniel@mrmoss.net wrote:
> i cant see it boot, colocated server, but theres nothing in 
> /var/log/messages
>
> ll try rhel5 kernel
>
> finist wrote:
>> Hello Daniel,
>>
>> could you please tell which exact OpenVZ kernel did you try?
>> And in order to understand why the system doesn't boot we need some 
>> info the system provides while booting:
>> 1) what does it print on the local console when it fails to boot?
>> 2) is there any errors in /var/log/messages?
>>
>> One more point: 2.6.22 branch is a development branch at the moment - 
>> it is not stable enough yet. So if you need the system to be stable - 
>> you'd better use stable RHEL5-based branch (2.6.18).
>>
>> -- 
>> Konstantin.

What are your kernel parameters? (From grub.conf)

Florin

On 12/26/07, Daniel@mrmoss.net <daniel@mrmoss.net> wrote:
> The rhel5 kernel wont boot either
>
> Daniel@mrmoss.net wrote:
> > i cant see it boot, colocated server, but theres nothing in
> > /var/log/messages
> >
> > ll try rhel5 kernel
> >
> > finist wrote:
> >> Hello Daniel,
> >>
> >> could you please tell which exact OpenVZ kernel did you try?
> >> And in order to understand why the system doesn't boot we need some
> >> info the system provides while booting:
> >> 1) what does it print on the local console when it fails to boot?
> >> 2) is there any errors in /var/log/messages?
> >>
> >> One more point: 2.6.22 branch is a development branch at the moment -
> >> it is not stable enough yet. So if you need the system to be stable -
> >> you'd better use stable RHEL5-based branch (2.6.18).
> >>
> >> --
> >> Konstantin.

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda3
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora (2.6.18-53.el5.028stab051.1)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.el5.028stab051.1 ro root=/dev/sda3
        initrd /initrd-2.6.18-53.el5.028stab051.1.img
title Fedora (2.6.21-6.fc7xen)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /xen.gz-2.6.21-6.fc7
        module /vmlinuz-2.6.21-6.fc7xen ro root=/dev/sda3
        module /initrd-2.6.21-6.fc7xen.img
title Fedora (2.6.22.9-91.fc7)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.22.9-91.fc7 ro root=/dev/sda3
        initrd /initrd-2.6.22.9-91.fc7.img


thats what it installs as default

Florin Veres wrote:
> What are your kernel parameters? (From grub.conf)
>
> Florin
>
> On 12/26/07, Daniel@mrmoss.net <daniel@mrmoss.net> wrote:
>   
>> The rhel5 kernel wont boot either
>>
>> Daniel@mrmoss.net wrote:
>>     
>>> i cant see it boot, colocated server, but theres nothing in
>>> /var/log/messages
>>>
>>> ll try rhel5 kernel
>>>
>>> finist wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Hello Daniel,
>>>>
>>>> could you please tell which exact OpenVZ kernel did you try?
>>>> And in order to understand why the system doesn't boot we need some
>>>> info the system provides while booting:
>>>> 1) what does it print on the local console when it fails to boot?
>>>> 2) is there any errors in /var/log/messages?
>>>>
>>>> One more point: 2.6.22 branch is a development branch at the moment -
>>>> it is not stable enough yet. So if you need the system to be stable -
>>>> you'd better use stable RHEL5-based branch (2.6.18).
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Konstantin.

Hmmmm, it should be working fine.....can't you get the guys from the
DC to hook up a ip-kvm for you to see exactly where it crashes?

Florin

On 12/26/07, Daniel@mrmoss.net <daniel@mrmoss.net> wrote:
> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> #
> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
> # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> #          root (hd0,0)
> #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda3
> #          initrd /initrd-version.img
> #boot=/dev/sda
> default=0
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> title Fedora (2.6.18-53.el5.028stab051.1)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.el5.028stab051.1 ro root=/dev/sda3
>         initrd /initrd-2.6.18-53.el5.028stab051.1.img
> title Fedora (2.6.21-6.fc7xen)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /xen.gz-2.6.21-6.fc7
>         module /vmlinuz-2.6.21-6.fc7xen ro root=/dev/sda3
>         module /initrd-2.6.21-6.fc7xen.img
> title Fedora (2.6.22.9-91.fc7)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.22.9-91.fc7 ro root=/dev/sda3
>         initrd /initrd-2.6.22.9-91.fc7.img
>
>
> thats what it installs as default
>
> Florin Veres wrote:
> > What are your kernel parameters? (From grub.conf)
> >
> > Florin
> >
> > On 12/26/07, Daniel@mrmoss.net <daniel@mrmoss.net> wrote:
> >
> >> The rhel5 kernel wont boot either
> >>
> >> Daniel@mrmoss.net wrote:
> >>
> >>> i cant see it boot, colocated server, but theres nothing in
> >>> /var/log/messages
> >>>
> >>> ll try rhel5 kernel
> >>>
> >>> finist wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hello Daniel,
> >>>>
> >>>> could you please tell which exact OpenVZ kernel did you try?
> >>>> And in order to understand why the system doesn't boot we need some
> >>>> info the system provides while booting:
> >>>> 1) what does it print on the local console when it fails to boot?
> >>>> 2) is there any errors in /var/log/messages?
> >>>>
> >>>> One more point: 2.6.22 branch is a development branch at the moment -
> >>>> it is not stable enough yet. So if you need the system to be stable -
> >>>> you'd better use stable RHEL5-based branch (2.6.18).
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Konstantin.