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  1. #1
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    Question Cannot boot server to new kernel.

    We cannot figure out why our dedicated server will not boot to the correct kernel. I've removed all other options from grub.conf but it's still booting to the default CentOS setup.

    grub.conf:
    Code:
    # grub.conf generated by anaconda
    #
    # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
    # NOTICE:  You do not have a /boot partition.  This means that
    #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
    #          root (hd0,0)
    #          kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/mapper/ddf1_4c53492020202020808627c300000000378494a900000a28p1
    #          initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
    #boot=/dev/mapper/ddf1_4c53492020202020808627c300000000378494a900000a28
    default=0
    timeout=5
    splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
    hiddenmenu
    title CentOS (2.6.18-028stab062.3)
            root (hd0,0)
            kernel /boot/vmlinux-2.6.18-028stab062.3 ro root=LABEL=/
            initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-028stab062.3.img
    Code:
    uname -r
    2.6.18-128.el5
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    I guess you are editing the file in /etc/grub.conf? One thing to check is whether /etc/grub.conf is a symlink to /boot/grub/grub.conf. If it is not, you can simply remove /etc/grub.conf and symlink to /boot/grub/grub.conf.
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    Yes. the file that actually is used is /boot/grub/grub.conf. This is the correct boot loader for the server. If any changes are to be made, it should be made here.

    On boot a symbolic link will be made to the path "/etc/grub.conf".

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  4. #4
    Hello,

    In /boot/grub/grub.conf you will find the similar entries,

    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.1.22.el5 ro root=LABEL=/
    initrd /initrd-2.6.18-92.1.22.el5.img


    Check them and compare the versions of kernel is right or wrong.

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    Thanks for the replies, we figured out the problem (we were using Parallel's installation guide which is incorrect). We reinstalled everything with the correct setup and all is working properly!
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