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. So even the kernel panic is intermittent. On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:19 PM, unix syzadmin <unixsyzadmin@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > 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
