HI, I always get a grub prompt ,after I installed 2nd processor to the Server IBM x3610 At the grub prompt, I always have to issue below commands. Then, Server starts successfully. grub> root (hd0,0) Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83 grub> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-128.1.1.el5PAE [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1e00, size=0x1bb714] grub> initrd /initrd-2.6.18-128.1.1.el5PAE.img grub> boot Could you pls let me know to overcome this issue? Hope to hear from you. -- Thank you Indunil Jayasooriya
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:06 +0530 Indunil Jayasooriya wrote:> Could you pls let me know to overcome this issue?What is the content of /boot/grub/grub.conf ? -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 02:10:06PM +0530, Indunil Jayasooriya wrote:> HI, > > I always get a grub prompt ,after I installed 2nd processor to the > Server IBM x3610 > > > At the grub prompt, I always have to issue below commands. Then, > Server starts successfully. > > > grub> root (hd0,0) > Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83 > > > grub> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-128.1.1.el5PAE > [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1e00, size=0x1bb714] > > > grub> initrd /initrd-2.6.18-128.1.1.el5PAE.img > > > grub> boot > > > > Could you pls let me know to overcome this issue?Don't cheat... you are not running CentOS. ask your redhat support, centos has not released (yet) this kernel, or read the man pages about grub. Tru -- Tru Huynh (mirrors, CentOS-3 i386/x86_64 Package Maintenance) http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xBEFA581B -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090316/dffd21de/attachment-0003.sig>
Indunil Jayasooriya <indunil75 at gmail.com> wrote:> Pls see below > > > [root at authpassword ~]# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf > # 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 (hd2,0) > # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 > # initrd /initrd-version.img > #boot=/dev/sdb > default=0 > timeout=5 > splashimage=(hd2,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > hiddenmenu > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-128.1.1.el5PAE) > root (hd2,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-128.1.1.el5PAE ro > root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet > initrd /initrd-2.6.18-128.1.1.el5PAE.img > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-92.el5PAE) > root (hd2,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.el5PAE ro > root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet > initrd /initrd-2.6.18-92.el5PAE.img >as a follow up to why it was necessary to issue the following command at the grub command prompt:> grub> root (hd0,0) > Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83Note that you are telling grub to find the root file system on drive hd0 and partition 0. The grub.conf file provided has root set to drive hd2 and partition 0. It appears that something changed the order of your drive numbering (e.g. you moved the cable that attached you boot drive from IDE1 to IDE0 when you installed the new CPU). Cheers, Dave -- Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. -- Ambrose Bierce