[opensuse-factory] Factory doesn't boot on Virtualbox ose
Yesterday I upgrade my Factory installation in Virtualbox ose, and it didn't boot anymore. I tried a net iso to get to repair mode, but booting faild too. Has anyone also recognized this? Daniel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 08:06:43AM +0100, Daniel Fuhrmann wrote:
Yesterday I upgrade my Factory installation in Virtualbox ose, and it didn't boot anymore. I tried a net iso to get to repair mode, but booting faild too. Has anyone also recognized this?
Daniel
Yes. Took me a while to make sure that it is not a bug in the VirtualBox I am using, and not a bug in the handling of snapshots that I accumulated. Every Factory image upgraded yesterday or the day before ceased to work for me, and the current images out there fail in the same way. They all stop with a black screen at the time where the kernel should be loading (or starting to be loaded maybe). I noticed that mkinitrd includes about 87 modules into the initial ramdisk, don't know if it could be related. I later was able to boot the system with an 11.1 kernel. (For some reason, this is my only system where I _not_ had configured zypper to keep kernels... how stupid from me...) I just entered https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481354 Peter -- Contact: admin@opensuse.org (a.k.a. ftpadmin@suse.com) #opensuse-mirrors on freenode.net Info: http://en.opensuse.org/Mirror_Infrastructure SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Research & Development
Am Dienstag 03 März 2009 schrieb Daniel Fuhrmann:
Yesterday I upgrade my Factory installation in Virtualbox ose, and it didn't boot anymore. I tried a net iso to get to repair mode, but booting faild too. Has anyone also recognized this?
The net isos are broken for a reason specific to them. My factory install boots fine. What's the error you're seeing? Greetings, Stephan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Stephan Kulow a écrit :
Am Dienstag 03 März 2009 schrieb Daniel Fuhrmann:
Yesterday I upgrade my Factory installation in Virtualbox ose, and it didn't boot anymore. I tried a net iso to get to repair mode, but booting faild too. Has anyone also recognized this?
The net isos are broken for a reason specific to them. My factory install boots fine. What's the error you're seeing?
Greetings, Stephan
I have the same problem. I did this after reading the first original post: * lauch a factory working virtualbox install * zypper up (very long, including kernel update) * the install don't load anymore, nor the failsafe one. I have yet to try other things, but the problem is probably the new kernel *it's the non oss usb capable virtualbox* and the problem is probably the virtualbox tools I beg it difficult to ask openSUSE to work with a non opensource driver, of course, but using most modern computer without usb is nearly impossible - virtualbox without the tools is ugly. So I beg we have some choices: - found a way to boot and run /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup (the source where also updated) - add some script to do this after each kernel update (not updating kernel makes the test useless) jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-eic8MSSfM http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412160445 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Stephan Kulow escribió:
What's the error you're seeing?
That's the problem, there is no error whatsoever, 2 seconds after pressing enter in the boot menu, the VM goes into "Aborted" state, no error message. -- "If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed" -George Carlin (1937-2008) Cristian Rodríguez R. Software Developer Platform/OpenSUSE - Core Services SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Research & Development http://www.opensuse.org/
Am Dienstag 03 März 2009 schrieb Cristian Rodríguez:
Stephan Kulow escribió:
What's the error you're seeing?
That's the problem, there is no error whatsoever, 2 seconds after pressing enter in the boot menu, the VM goes into "Aborted" state, no error message.
Then I suggest using kernel-vanilla and heading towards bugs.kernel.org Greetings, Stephan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Stephan Kulow a écrit :
Then I suggest using kernel-vanilla and heading towards bugs.kernel.org
problem is there no other kernel than the faulty one - I have to try copying a kernel from rescue jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-eic8MSSfM http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412160445 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Stephan Kulow a écrit :
Am Dienstag 03 März 2009 schrieb Cristian Rodríguez:
What's the error you're seeing? That's the problem, there is no error whatsoever, 2 seconds after
Stephan Kulow escribió: pressing enter in the boot menu, the VM goes into "Aborted" state, no error message.
Then I suggest using kernel-vanilla and heading towards bugs.kernel.org
Greetings, Stephan
I couldn't faind any vanilla kernel on the factory disks, but a vmlinz-xen and could boot with it. This needed running recovery console, mounting the cd, copying the xen kernel to /, umounting the cd to mount the drive on /mnt, copy the xen kernel to /boot, reboot the factory install, fire grub console and enter commandline grub boot sequence. not easy but I did this often :-) sax2-vesa and kde starts... * could it be possible to have at rescue login the choice between login in the cd or in the hard drive (with all the bind mess added) * could it be possible to keep a default kernel when upgrading? all this is old. does it needs a bugzilla comment? thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-eic8MSSfM http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412160445 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 03 March 2009 09:18:00 am jdd wrote:
* could it be possible to keep a default kernel when upgrading?
Find in /etc/zypp/zypp.conf line with "multiversion" and if you fave kernel-pae : multiversion = kernel-pae,kernel-pae-base,kernel-pae-extra Found this on opensuse-security list, although some example is right in config file, and I would guess somewhere else :-) -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Stephan Kulow escribió:
Then I suggest using kernel-vanilla and heading towards bugs.kernel.org
openSUSE-Factory-NET-i586-Build0035-Media.iso booted correctly. -- "If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed" -George Carlin (1937-2008) Cristian Rodríguez R. Software Developer Platform/OpenSUSE - Core Services SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Research & Development http://www.opensuse.org/
Cristian Rodríguez a écrit :
Stephan Kulow escribió:
Then I suggest using kernel-vanilla and heading towards bugs.kernel.org
openSUSE-Factory-NET-i586-Build0035-Media.iso booted correctly.
true, very good, and it installs also. Just a note: I (stupidly?) asked to install basic server only but *with images* I beg it fall back to standard install because I feel like no images exists in factory (??) thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-eic8MSSfM http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412160445 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
jdd escribió:
true, very good, and it installs also.
It didnt install for me :| but I will try again later, it just hangs while "preparing disks".. -- "If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed" -George Carlin (1937-2008) Cristian Rodríguez R. Software Developer Platform/OpenSUSE - Core Services SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Research & Development http://www.opensuse.org/
On Monday 16 March 2009 12:17:39 am Cristian Rodríguez wrote:
jdd escribió:
true, very good, and it installs also.
It didnt install for me :| but I will try again later, it just hangs while "preparing disks"..
It installed, though I got to reboot from console. It was hanging in autodetection at 75%. -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Cristian Rodríguez a écrit :
jdd escribió:
true, very good, and it installs also.
It didnt install for me :| but I will try again later, it just hangs while "preparing disks"..
well, for me it worked mostly: I have a running system :-) - this is virtualbox with 512Mo ram However I had a metadata error for the repositories oss, non oss and update (automatically installed). I asked for french and didn't have - I had to manually go to yast/langage and set it again here (I had set the language at the and of the install questions, before installing). halt didn't stop the computer,I didn't try halt -p now I install kde4, will report. jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-eic8MSSfM http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412160445 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
jdd a écrit :
now I install kde4, will report.
work. could install, go to sax2-vesa, go to 1024x768 and launch with init 5 jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-eic8MSSfM http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412160445 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 16 March 2009 03:14:31 am jdd wrote:
jdd a écrit :
now I install kde4, will report.
work. could install, go to sax2-vesa, go to 1024x768 and launch with init 5
Did you enable 3D support? It seems quite faster with it. The desktop effects are still off, but my current machine is just on the edge to run everything smoothly. (something like Athlon 1500+) My "new" computer is fried and that one was about to be updated ;-) -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Rajko M. a écrit :
Did you enable 3D support?
No. I will try. However it's a bit too early to use really this computer :-) Is it time to fill little bugs? I see I have a french setup but still an us keyboard (kde4)? thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-eic8MSSfM http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412160445 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 16 March 2009 09:48:55 am jdd wrote:
Rajko M. a écrit :
Did you enable 3D support?
No. I will try. However it's a bit too early to use really this computer :-)
In VirtualBox, not virtual openSUSE installation. It is in General, a check box just above help box. I would say that it does what VBox help window tells, giving virtual installation access to graphic card hardware. I didn't tried to change Factory installation to use 3D, but it runs smoother anyway.
Is it time to fill little bugs? I see I have a french setup but still an us keyboard (kde4)?
Hmm, how does Vbox influence keyboard detection? I have US keyboard, so I can't say. -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 16 March 2009 00:16:31 jdd wrote:
Cristian Rodríguez a écrit :
Stephan Kulow escribió:
Then I suggest using kernel-vanilla and heading towards bugs.kernel.org
openSUSE-Factory-NET-i586-Build0035-Media.iso booted correctly.
true, very good, and it installs also.
Just a note:
I (stupidly?) asked to install basic server only but *with images*
I beg it fall back to standard install because I feel like no images exists in factory (??)
Yes, only DVDs have images. Greetings, Stephan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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