Some minor problem on booting centOS 5

[satimis]

Hi folks,


Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64 (Host OS)
CentOS-5_lamp.x86_64 (Guest OS)
VMWare - Virtualization platform


# cat /boot/grub/grub.confp

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda3
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=1
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
#hiddenmenu
title CentOS (2.6.18-53.1.4.el5)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
	initrd /initrd-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.img
title CentOS (2.6.18-8.1.15.el5vm)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5vm ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
	initrd /initrd-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5vm.img
title CentOS (2.6.18-8.1.15.el5)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
	initrd /initrd-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5.img

1)
On booting it automatically selects "CentOS (2.6.18-8.1.15.el5vm)". I have to manually select "CentOS (2.6.18-53.1.4.el5)" which I suppose is latest version of kernel on CentOS 5.

Whether I have to change "default=1" to "default=0" to boot kernel "CentOS (2.6.18-53.1.4.el5)" automatically ?


2)
On booting kernel "CentOS (2.6.18-53.1.4.el5)" following warning popup on text scrolling

Memory for crash kernel (0x0 to 0x0) notwithin permissible range
ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acplid 0x1
ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acplid 0x2
ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acplid 0x3
powernow-k8: BIOS error - no PSB or ACPI _PSS objects
Red Hat nash version 5.1.19.6 starting
.......

CentOS 5 starts finally w/o problem


3)
On booting kernel "CentOS (2.6.18-8.1.15.el5vm)" following warning popup on text scrolling;

ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acplid 0x1
ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acplid 0x2
ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acplid 0x3
powernow-k8: BIOS error - no PSB or ACPI _PSS objects
Red Hat nash version 5.1.19.6 starting
.......

CentOS 5 starts finally w/o problem


Please advise how to fix the warning on 2) and 3) abvoe. TIA


B.R.
satimis

[devils casper]

1) title count starts from zero only and title CentOS (2.6.18-53.1.4.el5) is first title ( zero ). Set default value to 0.
2) 3) Add noacpi parameter at the end of kernel line.

[satimis]

1) title count starts from zero only and title CentOS (2.6.18-53.1.4.el5) is first title ( zero ). Set default value to 0.
2) 3) Add noacpi parameter at the end of kernel line.

Thanks for your advice.


1)
changing "default=1" as "default-=0"

Problem solved.


2)
# cat /boot/grub/grub.confp

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda3
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=1
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
#hiddenmenu
title CentOS (2.6.18-53.1.4.el5)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet noacpi
	initrd /initrd-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.img
title CentOS (2.6.18-8.1.15.el5vm)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5vm ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet noacpi
	initrd /initrd-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5vm.img
title CentOS (2.6.18-8.1.15.el5)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet noacpi
	initrd /initrd-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5.img

Problem still remains

Warning

Memory for crash kernel (0x0 to 0x0) notwithin permissible range
ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acplid 0x1
ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acplid 0x2
ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acplid 0x3
powernow-k8: BIOS error - no PSB or ACPI _PSS objects
Red Hat nash version 5.1.19.6 starting
.......

3)
I'll leave this old kernel alone

satimis

[devils casper]

Hi !

I checked CentOS Manual and this is listed in Known Issues section.

During the boot process you may see the message "Memory for crash kernel (0x0 to 0x0) not within permissible range" appear. This message comes from the new kdump infrastructure. It is a harmless message and can be safely ignored.

[devils casper]

If you get an error like this:

powernow-k8: BIOS error - no PSB or ACPI _PSS objects

Then probably you don't have the Cool'n'Quiet enabled in the BIOS. People have also reported that they get the same error even if the option is set correctly. You should ensure your BIOS has support for the feature, since the linux driver needs frequency tables (PSB) or ACPI methods (_PSS) to work. Then try if upgrading your BIOS solves the issue. If you have this error, make sure that you have ACPI Processor support enabled in your kernel, the non-ACPI ways is disabled on SMP bioses (including those that support X2 processors) and deprecated by AMD.

Gentoo Wiki.