[opensuse] Can't boot VM - need to have a kernel first?
All, I've got a vmware VM I haven't used a few weeks. This is a Win7 laptop, but the VM is openSUSE 12.2. When I try to boot it tells me it can't load the initial ram disk because it has to have a kernel loaded first. I've attached a screenprint. I've got other openSUSE VM's on this laptop, but I don't have a openSUSE ISO / CD / DVD handy. What's a good way to fix this? If I download the network install CD, will it have a repair option? fyi: Nothing overly valuable on VM, I just have it configured to do packaging work, so it will save me some hassle not to have trash it. Greg
On Mon, 2012-12-10 at 18:30 -0500, Greg Freemyer wrote:
All,
I've got a vmware VM I haven't used a few weeks. This is a Win7 laptop, but the VM is openSUSE 12.2.
When I try to boot it tells me it can't load the initial ram disk because it has to have a kernel loaded first.
I've attached a screenprint.
I've got other openSUSE VM's on this laptop, but I don't have a openSUSE ISO / CD / DVD handy.
What's a good way to fix this? If I download the network install CD, will it have a repair option?
fyi: Nothing overly valuable on VM, I just have it configured to do packaging work, so it will save me some hassle not to have trash it.
Greg
I might be wrong, since it's probably over a decade since I've used any distro's stock kernel... But this could be your booting your kernel directly, using a journal FS - without an initrd.img ? I always build that stuff into the kernel so it never happens. But as I said, I could be wrong. Either way, you'll probably need a CD/USB image to investigate.
* Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@gmail.com> [12-10-12 18:32]:
I've got a vmware VM I haven't used a few weeks. This is a Win7 laptop, but the VM is openSUSE 12.2.
When I try to boot it tells me it can't load the initial ram disk because it has to have a kernel loaded first.
I've attached a screenprint.
I've got other openSUSE VM's on this laptop, but I don't have a openSUSE ISO / CD / DVD handy.
What's a good way to fix this? If I download the network install CD, will it have a repair option?
brb, have net iso that I can boot in a vb window and check as I cannot remember..... old-timers-condition (or Dos XXs). -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
* Patrick Shanahan <paka@opensuse.org> [12-10-12 19:15]:
* Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@gmail.com> [12-10-12 18:32]:
I've got a vmware VM I haven't used a few weeks. This is a Win7 laptop, but the VM is openSUSE 12.2.
When I try to boot it tells me it can't load the initial ram disk because it has to have a kernel loaded first.
I've attached a screenprint.
I've got other openSUSE VM's on this laptop, but I don't have a openSUSE ISO / CD / DVD handy.
What's a good way to fix this? If I download the network install CD, will it have a repair option?
brb, have net iso that I can boot in a vb window and check as I cannot remember..... old-timers-condition (or Dos XXs).
I booted net-204 and it does indeed have a "rescue" option. I'm guessing but seems like you need to make initrd as present or missing does not access your kernel. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Greg Freemyer wrote:
All,
I've got a vmware VM I haven't used a few weeks. This is a Win7 laptop, but the VM is openSUSE 12.2.
When I try to boot it tells me it can't load the initial ram disk because it has to have a kernel loaded first.
I think it's more significant that it says it can't find the kernel. Is the disk-image (or whatever you're booting from) intact? -- Per Jessen, Zürich (-1.1°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free DNS hosting, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 1:39 AM, Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Greg Freemyer wrote:
All,
I've got a vmware VM I haven't used a few weeks. This is a Win7 laptop, but the VM is openSUSE 12.2.
When I try to boot it tells me it can't load the initial ram disk because it has to have a kernel loaded first.
I think it's more significant that it says it can't find the kernel. Is the disk-image (or whatever you're booting from) intact?
I finally got back to this because another VMware instance had the same thing happen. The second VM died immediately after "zypper patch; reboot". I probably hadn't installed patches on the second VM in months. Anyway, I'm in rescue and I can see that grub2 is in use and it is still pointing at an older kernel. I'd just as soon go back to grub since I know it better. What are the commands to revert to grub and have it auto-config itself? Thanks Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
you can run "yast2 bootloader" command , then choose grub. -- ------------------------------ Jun Hu DSE In Suse China. ------------------------------ On Mon, 2012-12-31 at 00:10 -0500, Greg Freemyer wrote:
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 1:39 AM, Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Greg Freemyer wrote:
All,
I've got a vmware VM I haven't used a few weeks. This is a Win7 laptop, but the VM is openSUSE 12.2.
When I try to boot it tells me it can't load the initial ram disk because it has to have a kernel loaded first.
I think it's more significant that it says it can't find the kernel. Is the disk-image (or whatever you're booting from) intact?
I finally got back to this because another VMware instance had the same thing happen. The second VM died immediately after "zypper patch; reboot". I probably hadn't installed patches on the second VM in months.
Anyway, I'm in rescue and I can see that grub2 is in use and it is still pointing at an older kernel.
I'd just as soon go back to grub since I know it better. What are the commands to revert to grub and have it auto-config itself?
Thanks Greg
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