[CentOS] Kernel 2.6.32-358.14.1.el6 boot fail

[Rob Kampen]

On 07/29/2013 03:05 AM, Kwan Lowe wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 10:19 PM, Mike McCarthy <sysop at w1nr.net> wrote:
>> Aha! non-CentOS drivers? Are these from the OEM? Theyprobably need to be
>> rebuilt to the new kernel.
>> Have you tried booting into "safe" mode or with video drivers disabled?
>> Just how you do that with CentOS I don't know but there should be
>> instructions somewhere on the WEB.
> Mike, thanks for your reply.
>
> These are the latest NVidia drivers (NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-319.32.run).
> I'm not quite sure it is the problem, however, after running some more
> tests.
>
> I tried rebuilding the NVidia drivers for the latest installed kernel
> using the '-k KERNEL_NAME' option to the installer script. These built
> successfully while the older kernel was running.  On reboot into the
> new kernel, I got the same error (hard freeze, unable to reboot the
> system without a BIOS flash). I then uninstalled the NVidia
> proprietary drivers completely (--uninstall from the script).  I
> received (expected) X related errors and dropped into a shell on the
> old kernel. Trying on the new kernel resulted in the same freeze.
> I.e.:
>
> On grub menu, I choose the newest kernel
> (kernel-2.6.32-358.14.1.el6.centos.plus.x86_64).In the top left I see
> the underline cursor blink for a few seconds and then stop. There's no
> other output. The HD and Power light on the system unit is solid at
> this point.
>
> If I try to reboot now I see the system fans spin up at low speed.
> About four seconds later the fans momentarily switch to high speed
> then the system powers down. Even if I unplug everything, drain the
> PSU, the system won't power back up until I reset the BIOS via jumper
> blocks.
>
> The hardware itself seems fine. I am actually typing this now on the
> system in question, but in the previous kernel.
>
>   I just ran a quick package list by Vendor (queryformat %{vendor} )
> and found some Dag Apt packages. I'll uninstall these and retest.
>
> Also checked my BIOS which is:
>
>          Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
>          Version: 1302
>          Release Date: 11/15/2012
>
> If there's an update available I'll flash it.
>
> This one has me stumped :)
You haven't got an errored copy of the kernel by any chance?? I'd wipe 
it and re-install.
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