Kernel not booting from grub.conf

[mateenaslam]

I have a New 64bit fedora 10 remote dedicated box from Hosting Company. I have updated its kernel from 2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64 to 2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64.

After rebooting Server its always boot from kernel-2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64. It totally ignore the sequence of kernel booting defined in grub.conf. i have commented all older kernel entries in grub.conf except New one-2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64. Even then it boot from older kernel 2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64.

For information i have not installed lilo. Can anyone tell why and how server is booting from a specific kernel and not entertaining grub.conf.

I have checked the booting logs, server simply boot from kernel-2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64 and not errors in logs. can someone tell me whats going on with my box.

Regards, mateen

[Jonathan183]

What does

ls /boot -la
ls /boot/grub -la
mount

report ?

[Lakshmipathi]

and also post you /boot/grub/menu.lst file contents

[mateenaslam]

[root@09D9 ~]# ls /boot -la
total 14523
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 1024 2009-05-28 15:28 .
drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 2009-05-31 05:01 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 85102 2009-03-24 03:17 config-2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 85237 2009-05-21 02:56 config-2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 1024 2009-04-13 23:37 efi
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 2009-05-28 19:14 grub
-rw------- 1 root root 3054137 2009-04-13 23:43 initrd-2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64.img
-rw------- 1 root root 3448613 2009-05-28 15:28 initrd-2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64.img
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 2009-04-14 14:38 lost+found
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1409005 2009-03-24 03:17 System.map-2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1409836 2009-05-21 02:56 System.map-2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2642688 2009-03-24 03:17 vmlinuz-2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2644128 2009-05-21 02:56 vmlinuz-2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64
[root@09D9 ~]# ls /boot/grub -la
total 279
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 2009-05-28 19:14 .
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 1024 2009-05-28 15:28 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 63 2009-04-13 23:38 device.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11736 2009-04-13 23:38 e2fs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11512 2009-04-13 23:38 fat_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10744 2009-04-13 23:38 ffs_stage1_5
-rw------- 1 root root 1132 2009-05-28 19:14 grub.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10736 2009-04-13 23:38 iso9660_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12328 2009-04-13 23:38 jfs_stage1_5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 2009-04-13 23:38 menu.lst -> ./grub.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10968 2009-04-13 23:38 minix_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13360 2009-04-13 23:38 reiserfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 40685 2008-10-24 14:40 splash.xpm.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2009-04-13 23:38 stage1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 111020 2009-05-28 19:21 stage2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11008 2009-04-13 23:38 ufs2_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10344 2009-04-13 23:38 vstafs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12984 2009-04-13 23:38 xfs_stage1_5
[root@09D9 ~]# mount
/dev/sda1 on / type ext3 (rw)
/proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
/dev/sda3 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)

cat /etc/grub.conf
default=0
timeout=0
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora (2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64 ro root=UUID=f891f5fe-270c-422a-bc0f-6c5addaf7ae7 rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64.img
#title Fedora (2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64)
# root (hd0,0)
# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64 ro root=UUID=f891f5fe-270c-422a-bc0f-6c5addaf7ae7 rhgb quiet
# initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64.img

[mateenaslam]

Thanks guys especially greate hint @Jonathan183, my problem is solved.

I have removed the /boot partition separately added for booting (sda3). MBR had the boot entry on /, instead of /boot, which was causing the problem.

[Jonathan183]

Glad you sorted it out