Subject: Re: [vserver] Cant install vserver kernel
From: "Eli @ Networx" <eli@networx.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:07:34 +0200



Jon Bendtsen wrote:
> On 12/10/2009, at 11.51, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 06:32:50PM +0200, Eli @ Networx wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I have a CentOS 5.3 64-bit box.
>>> I'm following the instructions over here:
>>> http://linux-vserver.org/Installation_on_CentOS to the letter.
>>> When I update the kernel I get version: kernel-2.6.22.19-vs2.3.0.34
>>> When I reboot, the system never comes back online. Since this is a
>>> dedicated server out in a DC I do not see what is on the console. All
>>> the technician tells me is that there was a kernel panic after an error
>>> mounting switchroot.
>>
>> every dedicated server should have a serial console
>> (or at least an option for such a console) which should
>> allow you to trace the bootup ... once that bootup is
>> available, it shouldn't be hard to see what is missing,
>> usually it is some hardware driver or config entry
>
> Or it should have an AdderLink KVM+VNC which takes the VGA out, and 
> keyboard+mouse in and lets you see, type and move the mouse using a 
> VNC client. I even have remote on/off. Buy it.
>
>
>
> JonB
>
Thanks for all the info, I'll try that.