James B. Byrne wrote:
<snip>
> Looking at transaction 367 more closely we see that the kernel was
> updated to 2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64 on March 10 but that a number or
> errors, whose nature I do not comprehend, were also reported.
>
> # yum history info 367
> Loaded plugins: etckeeper, fastestmirror, priorities,
> refresh-packagekit, security
> Transaction ID : 367
> Begin time : Fri Mar 10 16:42:32 2017
> Begin rpmdb : 1489:fd0eb9a01b1667f826b8fead9bc0a05e5bc43efd
> End time : 16:43:59 2017 (87 seconds)
> End rpmdb : 1461:cac690d6280fa97910ccb59d0d1f6d43990dfd0a
> User : root <root>
> Return-Code : Success
> Transaction performed with:
> Installed rpm-4.8.0-55.el6.x86_64 @base
> Installed yum-3.2.29-75.el6.centos.noarch @updates
> Installed yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-16.el6.x86_64
> @anaconda-CentOS-201207061011.x86_64/6.3
> Installed yum-plugin-fastestmirror-1.1.30-37.el6.noarch @base
> Installed yum-utils-1.1.30-37.el6.noarch @base
> Packages Altered:
> Updated firefox-45.7.0-1.el6.centos.x86_64 @updates
> Update 45.7.0-2.el6.centos.x86_64 @updates
> Updated gnome-settings-daemon-2.28.2-35.el6.x86_64 @base
> Update 2.28.2-35.el6_8.2.x86_64 @updates
> Erase initscripts-9.03.53-1.el6.centos.1.x86_64 @updates
> Erase kernel-2.6.32-642.4.2.el6.x86_64 @updates
> Erase kernel-firmware-2.6.32-642.13.1.el6.noarch @updates
> Updated kernel-headers-2.6.32-642.13.1.el6.x86_64 @updates
> Update 2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64 @updates
> Updated kexec-tools-2.0.0-300.el6_8.1.x86_64 @updates
> Update 2.0.0-300.el6_8.2.x86_64 @updates
> Erase libbasicobjects-0.1.1-11.el6.x86_64 @base
> Erase libblkid-2.17.2-12.24.el6_8.1.x86_64 @updates
> Erase libcollection-0.6.2-11.el6.x86_64 @base
> Erase libdhash-0.4.3-11.el6.x86_64 @base
> Erase libini_config-1.1.0-11.el6.x86_64 @base
> Erase libipa_hbac-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase libpath_utils-0.2.1-11.el6.x86_64 @base
> Erase libref_array-0.1.4-11.el6.x86_64 @base
> Erase libsss_idmap-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase libuuid-2.17.2-12.24.el6_8.1.x86_64 @updates
> Updated openssl-1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3.i686 @updates
> Erase openssl-1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3.x86_64 @updates
> Update openssl-1.0.1e-48.el6_8.4.i686 @updates
> Updated openssl-devel-1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3.x86_64 @updates
> Update 1.0.1e-48.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Updated python-libipa_hbac-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Update 1.13.3-22.el6_8.6.x86_64 @updates
> Erase python-sssdconfig-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.noarch @updates
> Erase selinux-policy-3.7.19-292.el6_8.2.noarch @updates
> Erase selinux-policy-targeted-3.7.19-292.el6_8.2.noarch @updates
> Erase sssd-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase sssd-ad-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase sssd-client-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase sssd-common-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase sssd-common-pac-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase sssd-ipa-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase sssd-krb5-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase sssd-krb5-common-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase sssd-ldap-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase sssd-proxy-1.13.3-22.el6_8.4.x86_64 @updates
> Erase util-linux-ng-2.17.2-12.24.el6_8.1.x86_64 @updates
> Scriptlet output:
> 1 warning: erase unlink of
> /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.4.2.el6.x86_64/weak-updates failed: No such
> file or directory
> 2 warning: erase unlink of
> /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.4.2.el6.x86_64/modules.order failed: No
> such file or directory
> 3 warning: erase unlink of
> /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.4.2.el6.x86_64/modules.networking failed:
> No such file or directory
> 4 warning: erase unlink of
> /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.4.2.el6.x86_64/modules.modesetting failed:
> No such file or directory
> 5 warning: erase unlink of
> /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.4.2.el6.x86_64/modules.drm failed: No such
> file or directory
> 6 warning: erase unlink of
> /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.4.2.el6.x86_64/modules.block failed: No
> such file or directory
>
> Reviewing grub.conf I note that the initrd entry is missing from the
> newest kernel entry. Which of course explains the boot error message.
> However, as kernel updates are entirely automated when performed by
> yum I am at a lost to explain its absence.
>
> default=saved
> fallback= 0 1 2
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> title CentOS (2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64)
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64 ro
> root=/dev/mapper/vg_xnet241-lv_root rd_NO_LUKS
> LANG=en_CA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-8 rd_LVM_LV=vg_xnet241/lv_swap
> rd_LVM_LV=vg_xnet241/lv_root rd_NO_MD
> SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us
> rd_NO_DM rhgb quiet crashkernel=auto radeon.modeset=0
> title CentOS (2.6.32-642.13.1.el6.x86_64)
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-642.13.1.el6.x86_64 ro
> root=/dev/mapper/vg_xnet241-lv_root rd_NO_LUKS
> LANG=en_CA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-8 rd_LVM_LV=vg_xnet241/lv_swap
> rd_LVM_LV=vg_xnet241/lv_root rd_NO_MD
> SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us
> rd_NO_DM rhgb quiet crashkernel=auto radeon.modeset=0
> initrd /initramfs-2.6.32-642.13.1.el6.x86_64.img
>
> There is no initramfs-2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64.img file present in
> /boot so something is seriously wrong somewhere.
<snip>
Fascinating. That's probably what happened to me, that I posted here early
in the month, that only way I could get the .15 kernel to boot was to
reinstall it.
mark
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