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sekkitsune
November 24th, 2010, 11:47 PM
Since upgrading to 10.10, I've been unable to boot the 2.6.35 kernels, either -22 or -23. I've been booting with the 2.6.32-25 instead, but I would like to get this resolved.

I can provide more detailed info at request; the output of lshw (http://transneptune.net/~kit/hardware.html), if that'll be useful, or details of GRUB.

Quackers
November 24th, 2010, 11:51 PM
What does happen when you try to boot the new kernel?

It may be a good idea if you will please go to the site below and download the boot script to your DESKTOP and then open up a terminal and run
Code:

sudo bash ~/Desktop/boot_info_script*.sh

This will produce a results.txt file on your desktop. Please copy the contents of that file and paste them in your next post between CODE tags. For CODE tags click on New Reply (not quick reply) and then click on the # symbol in the toolbar.
This will give a full overview of your current system.
Thanks.

http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/

sekkitsune
November 24th, 2010, 11:57 PM
Thanks, Quackers.

When I boot, it gets past GRUB and gives a "Starting up" type message (no splash screen) and then goes to black. No signal from the video card, nothing. Doesn't seem to be just a visual problem, either, as I can't ssh in or otherwise use services running on that box.

Here's the output of boot_info_script:



Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010

============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================

=> Grub 0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive
in partition #1 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb

sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Transneptune
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab

sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

sdb3: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sda1 * 63 614,502,314 614,502,252 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 614,502,315 625,137,344 10,635,030 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 614,502,378 625,137,344 10,634,967 82 Linux swap / Solaris


Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sdb: 300.1 GB, 300090728448 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 36483 cylinders, total 586114704 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sdb1 577,713,465 586,099,394 8,385,930 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 575,608,950 577,713,464 2,104,515 83 Linux
/dev/sdb3 63 575,608,949 575,608,887 83 Linux


blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ext3 Root
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 73e278bc-b8e8-4f64-902a-db8d90e47e8b swap
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 86c9ae60-9b8e-43e0-9bc1-1c61d595a0d9 ext3 WWW
/dev/sdb2 51859bc6-8984-4683-a052-f599a4ae130d ext3 MySQL
/dev/sdb3 5f646f13-8731-4edb-ac8a-f6d8505131c0 ext3 Home
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
error: /dev/sdc: No medium found
error: /dev/sdd: No medium found
error: /dev/sde: No medium found
error: /dev/sdf: No medium found

============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sda1 / ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)
/dev/sdb3 /home ext3 (rw,nodev,relatime,commit=0)
/dev/sdb2 /var/lib/mysql ext3 (rw,nodev,relatime,commit=0)
/dev/sdb1 /var/www ext3 (rw,nodev,relatime,commit=0)


=========================== sda1/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================

# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 3

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash noapic

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all

## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
## e.g. indomU=detect
## indomU=true
## indomU=false
# indomU=detect

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.35-23-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro quiet splash noapic
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-23-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.35-23-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-23-generic

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.35-22-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro quiet splash noapic
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.35-22-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.32-25-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro quiet splash noapic
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.32-25-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.32-24-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro quiet splash noapic
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.32-24-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.32-23-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro quiet splash noapic
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.32-23-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.32-22-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro quiet splash noapic
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.32-22-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.31-22-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-22-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro quiet splash noapic
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.31-22-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-22-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-generic

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.28-16-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro quiet splash noapic
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.28-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro quiet splash noapic
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.24-22-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-22-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro quiet splash noapic
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-22-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.24-22-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-22-generic root=UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-22-generic

title Ubuntu 10.10, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

=============================== sda1/etc/fstab: ===============================

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda1
UUID=1e71625b-3729-404e-a872-be52f74f464f / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda5
UUID=73e278bc-b8e8-4f64-902a-db8d90e47e8b none swap sw 0 0
UUID=5f646f13-8731-4edb-ac8a-f6d8505131c0 /home ext3 rw,nodev,relatime 0 0
UUID=51859bc6-8984-4683-a052-f599a4ae130d /var/lib/mysql ext3 rw,nodev,relatime 0 0
UUID=86c9ae60-9b8e-43e0-9bc1-1c61d595a0d9 /var/www ext3 rw,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


21.6GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
21.5GB: boot/grub/stage2
21.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-22-generic
21.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-22-generic.bak
21.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
21.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic
21.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-generic
21.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
21.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic
21.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
21.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
21.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
21.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-23-generic
21.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-22-generic
72.2GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic
45.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic
45.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-22-generic
45.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic
45.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic
21.5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic
21.6GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic
21.5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
21.6GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic
21.6GB: initrd.img
21.6GB: initrd.img.old
21.6GB: vmlinuz
21.5GB: vmlinuz.old
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============

sdc sdd sde sdf

Quackers
November 25th, 2010, 12:07 AM
I have no idea what Transneptune is, but it appears to be the only operating system installed!
Any idea?

sekkitsune
November 25th, 2010, 12:15 AM
That's just my /etc/issue; this box is running Ubuntu 10.10.

Quackers
November 25th, 2010, 12:20 AM
I believe you :-) All the kernels are listed but I just can't see any operating system listed anywhere.
Maybe somebody else can shed some light on this situation for us.

ajgreeny
November 25th, 2010, 12:24 AM
Can you boot to an earlier kernel from grub?

If you don't see grub, hold down Esc when the POST has finished, and the grub menu should appear from which you can try one of the huge number of earlier kernels you seem to have available.

sekkitsune
November 25th, 2010, 12:36 AM
I've been booting to 2.6.32-25 successfully.

And yeah, I just accumulate kernels …

sekkitsune
November 25th, 2010, 12:39 AM
Oh, perhaps important: sometimes when I boot to the newer kernels, I get a message along the lines of "udevd-work[(pid)]: open /dev/null failed: no such file or directory" before it goes black. But that's irregular.