I'm running kernel version 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6.x86_64 under SL6.0. Apparently, it's the latest version available if the sytem is current with all updates. It's been very stable so far.
As for you're situation, you can boot into your good configuration and check to see if your /boot/grub/menu.lst kernel options are the same for both kernels. It may be that something was incorrectly configured during the upgrade. You can also try booting the live-cd with various options if you want to do it that way instead. Try adding "noapic nolapic noacpi" (without quotes) and see if it boots. - Kevin Wood --- On Mon, 8/1/11, Bluejay Adametz <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bluejay Adametz <[email protected]> Subject: 6.1, boot & reset To: [email protected] Date: Monday, August 1, 2011, 12:41 PM At the risk of asking a real noobie question, how can I troubleshoot the following? I just upgraded a machine from 6.0 to 6.1. When booting with the new kernel, 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6.i686, it starts to boot and then the machine (a Dell GX280) just resets. Things are moving fast on the screen and I can't really tell precisely where the reset is occuring, but looking at a log from a successful boot (with the old kernel), it looks like the failure is occurring somewhere around the spot marked below: ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xfe00 ctl 0xfe10 bmdma 0xfea0 irq 20 ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xfe20 ctl 0xfe30 bmdma 0xfea8 irq 20 ata1.00: ATAPI: SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-252S, R902, max UDMA/33 ata1.00: configured for UDMA/33 scsi 0:0:0:0: CD-ROM SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-252S R902 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 ata3.00: ATA-6: ST340014AS, 8.12, max UDMA/133 ata3.00: 78125000 sectors, multi 8: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32) ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST340014AS 8.12 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] 78125000 512-byte logical blocks: (40.0 GB/37.2 GiB) sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/16x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20 sr 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 >>===== Failure occurs somewhere around here =====<< EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode dracut: Mounted root filesystem /dev/sda1 dracut: Loading SELinux policy If I boot with the previous kernel (2.6.32-71.24.1.el6.i686) the machine boots fine. If I boot from the 6.1 boot CD, the same reset happens; the last line I can make out on the screen is something like "waiting"..."hardware".... Ideas? - Bluejay Adametz You can't fall off the floor. NOTICE: This message, including any attachments, is only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information, or information otherwise protected from disclosure by law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, copying, dissemination or distribution of this message or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender immediately by reply email and destroy this message, including all attachments, and any copies thereof.
