[opensuse-autoinstall] grub boots wrong kernel after stage 1
Good morning,
we are using PXE to boot into autoyast and install the packages from local
repositories via http and are having a problem since Suse released a new kernel
package in April.
Everything works fine up to the first reboot after finishing stage 1. Then grub
has two kernels to choose from: 2.6.31.12-0.1-default, which is the kernel of
the autoyast installation, and 2.6.31.12-0.2-desktop, which is the newest kernel
freshly installed from our repositories.
Grub boots the 2.6.31.12-0.1-default-kernel, complains (with good cause) 'unable
to canonicalize path
"/lib/modules/2.6.31.12-0.1-default/systemtap/preloadtrace.ko": No such file or
directory' and continues booting, but fails to load the modules for the network
card and the graphics card (and probably others). This leads to X not starting
and -worse- autoyast failing to load some configuration files via ftp,
configured like this:
<file>
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-- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.orgFor additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
Am 20.05.2010 09:54, schrieb Hans-Joachim Ehlers:
AFAIK i had a similar problem a long time ago and solved it by selecting/defining the kernel in the software section of the installation file .
Example: ... <software>
true <kernel>kernel-pae</kernel> ...
We are using
<kernel>kernel-desktop</kernel>
to install the right kernel and it works just fine. Our problem is that this
kernel is not grub's default choice for booting into stage 2.
But now that you mention it: We do not use
Hm , i think i missed the grub section to mention - sorry
Example:
...
<bootloader>
<global>
<activate>true</activate>
But now that you mention it: We do not use
, because the packages in our repo are already the newest version. Is this bad practice? I have only working practise :-). I never cared about this " "
For details see http://ugansert.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html Cheers Hajo
Am 20.05.2010 11:04, schrieb Hans-Joachim Ehlers:
Hm , i think i missed the grub section to mention - sorry [..] So IMO you must configure the kernel section AND the grub section. Thus grub knows what to start.
The bootloader-section is unconfigured so far. I'll play around with it and see what happens and whether I can handle it gracefully for new kernel versions as they come up in our installation repository. I'll give you results later after thinking and testing ;)
If everything fails you can change the kernel in a post init script. Meaning installing the default kernel and then chancing to the required one.
Good idea as a fallback, thank you. Antje -- Antje Bendrich (Team IT-Services), Phone +49 40 808077-642 DFN-CERT Services GmbH, https://www.dfn-cert.de/, Phone +49 40 808077-555 Sitz / Register: Hamburg, AG Hamburg, HRB 88805, Ust-IdNr.: DE 232129737 Sachsenstraße 5, 20097 Hamburg/Germany, CEO: Dr. Klaus-Peter Kossakowski
Am 20.05.2010 13:47, schrieb Antje Bendrich:
Am 20.05.2010 11:04, schrieb Hans-Joachim Ehlers:
Hm , i think i missed the grub section to mention - sorry [..] So IMO you must configure the kernel section AND the grub section. Thus grub knows what to start.
The bootloader-section is unconfigured so far.
I'll play around with it and see what happens and whether I can handle it gracefully for new kernel versions as they come up in our installation repository. I'll give you results later after thinking and testing ;)
Just for the record, here's what I configured:
<bootloader>
<global>
[..]
<default>openSUSE 11.2 - Desktop</default>
</global>
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