RHEL 6.1 "Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!"

[unix syzadmin]

Since I am still doing the setup, I reboot often.
I have seen kernel panic message several times "Kernel panic - not syncing:
Attempted to kill init!".  If I powecycle the server through DRAC, it boots
fine.  So even the kernel panic is intermittent.

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:19 PM, unix syzadmin <unixsyzadmin at gmail.com>wrote:

> Since I am still doing the setup, I reboot often.
> I have seen kernel panic message several times "Kernel panic - not
> syncing: Attempted to kill init!".  If I powecycle the server through DRAC,
> it boots fine.  Do even the kernel panic is intermittent.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:07 AM, unix syzadmin <unixsyzadmin at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks.
>> The RHEL 6.1 installation completes.  But during the boot, the system
>> shows that progress bar and hangs. I have also attached a screenshot.
>>
>> I am typing below as text below; just in case you are not able to see the
>> attachment.
>> "......progress bar.........................                          :
>> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.1"
>>
>> If I powercycle the server through DRAC, the system boots normally.  So
>> the problem is intermittent and i am not sure how to find the cause.
>>
>> The servers are brand new; so do you still recommend the firmware
>> upgrades?  Never done upgrades for BMC, iDRAC or PERC before; so need to
>> research at Dell site.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 4:56 AM, Grzegorz Witkowski <geslinux at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> On Feb 24, 2012 8:29 a.m., "madunix at gmail.com" <madunix at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > If You have upgraded kernel, it may happen that you forgot to include
>>> > drivers for your hdd controller. Otherwise, your Disk just broke.
>>> > Verify with BIOS if all drives are available.
>>> >
>>> > -madunix
>>> > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:03 AM, Grzegorz Witkowski <
>>> geslinux at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > > On Feb 24, 2012 7:26 a.m., "unix syzadmin" <unixsyzadmin at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Hi,
>>> > >>
>>> > >> I have recently started installing RHEL 6.1 on Dell PowerEdge r710
>>> and
>>> > >> observed following issues:
>>> > >>
>>> > >> 1. We see a progress bar on the DRAC, but the login prompt does not
>>> appear
>>> > >> for a long time.
>>> > >> 2. Also observed kernel panic a few times during reboot  "Kernel
>>> panic
>>> -
>>> > >> not syncing: Attempted to kill init!"
>>> > >>
>>> > >> # more /etc/redhat-release
>>> > >> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.1 (Santiago)
>>> > >>
>>> > >> # uname -r
>>> > >> 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6.x86_64
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Please suggest.
>>> > >> Thanks,
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>>> > >
>>> > > Make sure your system firmware is up2date, BIOS, BMC, iDRAC PERC,
>>> etc.
>>> > > Check support matrix from Dell to see if 6.1 is supported on 710. Did
>>> you
>>> > > test your image. Make sure it is not corrupt. Bios to default
>>> settings.
>>> If
>>> > > still the same, remove PCI cards from back risers.
>>> > > Contact Dell support.
>>> > >
>>> > > Ges
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>>> RHEL 6.x supports PERC controllers out-of-box.
>>> Instalation may fail because of exposed vfat partitions on the USC.
>>> Check RHEL manuals from support.dell.com.
>>>
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