-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Tosh
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 12:43 PM
To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list
Subject: Re: [rhelv5-list] Kernel panic installing RHEL 5.3

Phil Schaffner wrote:
> Phil Schaffner wrote:
>> Tosh wrote:
>> ...
>>> might after all not be a kernel issue, but a dependency issue, anyway
>>> first try the following
>>>
>>> download the kernel, kernel-devel and kernel-headers (32bit or 64bit)
>>> on a computer and put it on a usb stick, I recommend 2.6.18-150.el5
>>
>> The latest CentOS kernel is kernel-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5. Since that is
>> not a CentOS kernel:
Yes the official RHEL/CentOS 5.3 kernel at the moment is 2.6.18-128.1.10

>> 1. Why are you recommending it?
There are some know issues with certain hardware, mainly some older 
hardware and some very new one's, where the kernel panics
As Brenda was having a kernel panic, I suggested to try one of these 
version, or older or newer
Here are 2 examples :
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494114
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470202

>> 2. From where do you expect the OP to download it?
I mentioned this earlier, didn't mention it again
> Kernel 2.6.18-128 versions are known to give problems on some hardware
>>> platforms, try using an older (2.6.18-92) or a newer kernel (2.6.18-144
>>> or higher available at http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5/)
These are pre RHEL/CentOS 5.4 kernels, normally not intended for 
production use or supported by RedHat

>> The rest of the procedure should work with CentOS packages.
Yes

> Dohhh - sorry - wrong mailing list (too early on a Monday), but don't
> think that's a standard EL5 kernel either.
Yes this is the RedHat mailing list, not the CentOS mailing list, but 
the answer would still be the same


-- 
Toshaan <[email protected]> - http://www.toshaan.be





While I was waiting for replies from the list, my friend Brad suggested I
redo the install as a text install. It worked. No kernel panic this time. 

Thanks, Tosh and Phil for your replies. It is good to have an alternative
strategy for the next time I have kernel trouble.

Brenda (OP)

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