removing the non booting kernels how do I troubleshoot them?

[Antonio Olivares]

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> Subject: Re: removing the non booting kernels how do I troubleshoot them?
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Sent: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:02:03 -0600
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>> Subject: Re: removing the non booting kernels how do I troubleshoot
>> them?
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 10, 2012, at 12:07 PM, Antonio Olivares wrote:
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I get dracut errors:
>>> 
>>> dracut-initqueue[196]:  Warning:  could not boot
>>> dracut-initqueue[196]:  Warning:  /dev/root does not exist
>>> 
>>> Entering emergency mode.  Exit the shell to continue
>>> Type "journalctl" to view sytem logs.
>>> 
>>> dracut:/#_
>>> 
>>> and it just sits there.
> 
>> Oh that sounds like you hit a dracut bug. If you rebuild their initramfs
>> files with the current dracut then they will probably work.
>> 
>> 
>> Chris Murphy
>> --
> 
> Newer kernels >= 3.6.0-2 do not boot on this toshiba laptop machine.  I
> do not know/(have experience)/ with dracut to troubleshoot this issue.
> Newer 3.6.1* and today/yesterday's 3.6.2 kernels die with the same
> message.  Can someone please suggest some commands to try out and fix
> this issue.
> 
> I have done some netinstalls with TC3 and a newer TC4 with great success
> and do not see these issues!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Antonio
> 
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[olivares at E-213-5W ~]$ rpm -qa kernel*
kernel-devel-3.6.0-2.fc18.i686
kernel-devel-3.6.2-2.fc18.i686
kernel-3.6.0-2.fc18.i686
kernel-modules-extra-3.6.0-2.fc18.i686
kernel-devel-3.6.1-1.fc18.i686
kernel-headers-3.6.2-2.fc18.i686
[olivares at E-213-5W ~]$ yum list kernel
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Installed Packages
kernel.i686                    3.6.0-2.fc18                     @updates-testing
Available Packages
kernel.i686                    3.6.2-2.fc18                     updates-testing 
[olivares at E-213-5W ~]$ 

I have installed the 3.6.1 and 3.6.2 kernels but they all fail at the same place.  They just don't boot.  I have yum erased them to have a booting kernel.  The only one that boots.

I have lspci from machine in case if its useful.  Should I yum erase dracut/ and yum install it back?

[olivares at E-213-5W ~]$ su -c 'lspci'
Password: 
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 01)
06:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
06:04.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
06:04.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
06:04.3 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller

I am running out of ideas.  

Thanks,


Antonio

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