Some minor problem on booting centOS 5

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01-10-2008
satimis

Some minor problem on booting centOS 5

Hi folks,

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

# cat /boot/grub/grub.confp

Code:

# 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

Code:

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;

Code:

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
01-10-2008
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.
01-10-2008
satimis

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

Thanks for your advice.

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

Problem solved.

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

Code:

# 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

Code:

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
01-10-2008
devils casper

Hi !

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by CentOS Manual

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.
01-10-2008
devils casper

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gentoo Wiki

If you get an error like this:

Code:

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.