Since I am still doing the setup, I reboot often. I have seen kernel panic message several times "Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!". If I powecycle the server through DRAC, it boots fine. Do even the kernel panic is intermittent. On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:07 AM, unix syzadmin <unixsyzadmin@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks. > The RHEL 6.1 installation completes. But during the boot, the system > shows that progress bar and hangs. I have also attached a screenshot. > > I am typing below as text below; just in case you are not able to see the > attachment. > "......progress bar......................... : > Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.1" > > If I powercycle the server through DRAC, the system boots normally. So > the problem is intermittent and i am not sure how to find the cause. > > The servers are brand new; so do you still recommend the firmware > upgrades? Never done upgrades for BMC, iDRAC or PERC before; so need to > research at Dell site. > > Thanks, > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 4:56 AM, Grzegorz Witkowski <geslinux@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> On Feb 24, 2012 8:29 a.m., "madunix@xxxxxxxxx" <madunix@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> > If You have upgraded kernel, it may happen that you forgot to include >> > drivers for your hdd controller. Otherwise, your Disk just broke. >> > Verify with BIOS if all drives are available. >> > >> > -madunix >> > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:03 AM, Grzegorz Witkowski < >> geslinux@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > > On Feb 24, 2012 7:26 a.m., "unix syzadmin" <unixsyzadmin@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > >> >> > >> Hi, >> > >> >> > >> I have recently started installing RHEL 6.1 on Dell PowerEdge r710 >> and >> > >> observed following issues: >> > >> >> > >> 1. We see a progress bar on the DRAC, but the login prompt does not >> appear >> > >> for a long time. >> > >> 2. Also observed kernel panic a few times during reboot "Kernel >> panic >> - >> > >> not syncing: Attempted to kill init!" >> > >> >> > >> # more /etc/redhat-release >> > >> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.1 (Santiago) >> > >> >> > >> # uname -r >> > >> 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6.x86_64 >> > >> >> > >> Please suggest. >> > >> Thanks, >> > >> -- >> > >> redhat-list mailing list >> > >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx >> ?subject=unsubscribe >> > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > > >> > > Make sure your system firmware is up2date, BIOS, BMC, iDRAC PERC, etc. >> > > Check support matrix from Dell to see if 6.1 is supported on 710. Did >> you >> > > test your image. Make sure it is not corrupt. Bios to default >> settings. >> If >> > > still the same, remove PCI cards from back risers. >> > > Contact Dell support. >> > > >> > > Ges >> > > --------------------- >> > > ° sent from android ° >> > > ° DarkyROM ° >> > > -- >> > > redhat-list mailing list >> > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > >> > -- >> > redhat-list mailing list >> > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> >> RHEL 6.x supports PERC controllers out-of-box. >> Instalation may fail because of exposed vfat partitions on the USC. >> Check RHEL manuals from support.dell.com. >> >> Ges >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
