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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: brianr on April 04, 2008, 11:09:51 AM

Title: Change in motherboard result in kernel panic
Post by: brianr on April 04, 2008, 11:09:51 AM

I have had to change the motherboard in a 7.3 system, and the new motherboard needs a different SATA driver (SATA_piix), consequently the  system boots up, but gives a kernel panic.

I can get into "rescue" mode with the 7.3 install CD, and can also do an upgrade, but the resultant system still fails to boot up.

On boot I see a

ERROR: /bin/lvm exited abnormally! (pid 437)

and a little later, immediately before the kernel panic:

umount /initrd/dev failed:2

Anyone any good ideas before I trash the system and restore from backup?

Title: Re: Change in motherboard result in kernel panic
Post by: Franco on July 14, 2008, 01:43:28 AM

Did you fix your problem?
I'm having the same issue after a power failure.
This seems to be a common problem with SME :(

Title: Re: Change in motherboard result in kernel panic
Post by: brianr on July 14, 2008, 07:46:51 AM

nope, I just re-installed and restored from backup.

Title: Re: Change in motherboard result in kernel panic
Post by: zatnikatel on July 18, 2008, 07:36:10 PM

Quote from: stuntshell on July 14, 2008, 01:43:28 AM

Did you fix your problem?
I'm having the same issue after a power failure.
This seems to be a common problem with SME :(

use a UPS i found the same thing to many shutdowns caused by power failure can kill the server so i put a UPS in