Finally I got it working. Thank you guys for the great support. :) My theory what was wrong is the following:
1.) Server reset -> destroyed initrd somehow -> Server booted, but ran into kernel panic complaining about initrd and uncropressed data 2.) I did not totally understood the error and thought copying the /boot-partition from the second machine to this one would solve it 3.) But this made it even worse -> Booting from hard disk wasn't able anymore (cryptic signs on the screen) 4.) Booting from RHEL5 into rescue mode and repairing the initrd as John instructed. 5.)-> Booting from floppy with standard boot-parameter from /boot/grub/conf failed into another kernel-panic (kernel parameters where: ro root=LABEL=/) 6.) changed kernel parameters to ro root=/dev/sda3 and booted from floppy -> succeeded :) 7.) Repairing MBR with grub install /dev/sda and it booted from HDD again :) Remember me to spring for a beer if we meet sometime ;) Cheers Florian > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im > Auftrag von shrek-m gmx.de > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 30. Juli 2008 11:26 > An: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list > Betreff: Re: AW: AW: AW: AW: [rhelv5-list]RAMDISK :ran outof compressed > datainvalidcompressed format (err=1) > > Schmidt, Florian schrieb: > > Wherefrom does the kernel get its information, what LABEL=/ is? > > > > you should check the labels on *all* your partitions and raiddevices, > compare it with the grub.conf and the fstab. > eg. > -------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# e2label /dev/sda1 > /boot > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# e2label /dev/sda1 /bla_blu > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# e2label /dev/sda1 > /bla_blu > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# e2label /dev/sda1 "" > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# e2label /dev/sda1 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# e2label /dev/sda1 /boot > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# e2label /dev/sda1 > /boot > -------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# e2label /dev/md2 > /data2 > -------- > > > -- > shrek-m > > _______________________________________________ > rhelv5-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
