# SLES 11 SP2 update failed, broke kernel **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Updates\ **Created:** [March 15, 2013, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-11-sp2-update-failed-broke-kernel/23737 "2013-03-15T10:18:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hkth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f07891/32.png) [@hkth](https://forums.suse.com/u/hkth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-11-sp2-update-failed-broke-kernel/23737/1 "2013-03-15T10:18:12Z")
Today I ran “zypper update” on one of our servers, and all went well untill kernel update (from default 3.0.51-0.7.9 to 3.0.58-0.6.6). After I stupidly tried to re-install the kernel, I now have a running system without a bootable kernel. Any pointers? Installing: kernel-default-base-3.0.58-0.6.6.1 [done] Additional rpm output: Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.58-0.6.6-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-3.0.58-0.6.6-default Root device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part3 (/dev/sda3) (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part2 (/dev/sda2) find: `/lib/modules/3.0.58-0.6.6-default/kernel/drivers/scsi/device\_handler’: No such file or directory modprobe: Module thermal not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘thermal’ found. modprobe: Module processor not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘processor’ found. modprobe: Module fan not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘fan’ found. modprobe: Module aacraid not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘aacraid’ found. modprobe: Module ata\_generic not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘ata\_generic’ found. modprobe: Module piix not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘piix’ found. modprobe: Module ide\_pci\_generic not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘ide\_pci\_generic’ found. modprobe: Module usbhid not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘usbhid’ found. Kernel Modules: scsi\_mod libata ata\_piix jbd mbcache ext3 edd usb-common usbcore ohci-hcd uhci-hcd ehci-hcd crc-t10dif sd\_mod Features: acpi block usb resume.userspace resume.kernel Bootsplash: SLES (1024x768) 31694 blocks > > > Network: auto > > > Calling mkinitrd -B -k /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.58-0.6.6-default -i /boot/initrd-3.0.58-0.6.6-default-kdump -f ‘kdump network’ -s ‘’ > > > Regenerating kdump initrd … Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.58-0.6.6-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-3.0.58-0.6.6-default-kdump Root device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part3 (/dev/sda3) (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part2 (/dev/sda2) Boot device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part1 (/dev/sda1) find: `/lib/modules/3.0.58-0.6.6-default/kernel/drivers/scsi/device\_handler’: No such file or directory modprobe: Module thermal not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘thermal’ found. modprobe: Module processor not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘processor’ found. modprobe: Module fan not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘fan’ found. modprobe: Module aacraid not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘aacraid’ found. modprobe: Module ata\_generic not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘ata\_generic’ found. modprobe: Module piix not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘piix’ found. modprobe: Module ide\_pci\_generic not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘ide\_pci\_generic’ found. modprobe: Module usbhid not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘usbhid’ found. modprobe: Module pci:v000014E4d0000164Csv00001014sd00000342bc02sc00i00 not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘pci:v000014E4d0000164Csv00001014sd00000342bc02sc00i00’ found. modprobe: Module nls\_utf8 not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘nls\_utf8’ found. Kernel Modules: scsi\_mod libata ata\_piix jbd mbcache ext3 edd usb-common usbcore ohci-hcd uhci-hcd ehci-hcd af\_packet crc-t10dif sd\_mod Features: acpi block usb network resume.userspace resume.kernel kdump 44977 blocks Don’t refresh the bootloader. You may have to do that manually! ---
**Author:** ![Jens-U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jens-U](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jens-U)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-11-sp2-update-failed-broke-kernel/23737/2 "2013-03-15T16:34:14Z")
Hi hkth, have you tried re-installing the kernel package (_not_ kernel-base, but i.e. kernel-default)? That’s where those missing modules are packaged, afaik. Regards, Jens ---
**Author:** ![hkth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f07891/32.png) [@hkth](https://forums.suse.com/u/hkth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-11-sp2-update-failed-broke-kernel/23737/3 "2013-03-15T16:43:18Z")
That gives fewer error messages, but still don’t dare to boot the system: Retrieving package kernel-default-3.0.58-0.6.6.1.x86\_64 (1/1), 20.2 MiB (78.1 MiB unpacked) Retrieving: kernel-default-3.0.58-0.6.6.1.x86\_64.rpm [done (1.5 MiB/s)] Installing: kernel-default-3.0.58-0.6.6.1 [done] Additional rpm output: Scanning scripts … Resolve dependencies … Install symlinks in /lib/mkinitrd/setup … Install symlinks in /lib/mkinitrd/boot … Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.58-0.6.6-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-3.0.58-0.6.6-default Root device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part3 (/dev/sda3) (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part2 (/dev/sda2) modprobe: Module piix not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘piix’ found. modprobe: Module ide\_pci\_generic not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘ide\_pci\_generic’ found. Kernel Modules: hwmon thermal\_sys thermal processor fan scsi\_mod aacraid libata ata\_piix ata\_generic jbd mbcache ext3 edd scsi\_dh scsi\_dh\_emc scsi\_dh\_rdac scsi\_dh\_alua scsi\_dh\_hp\_sw usb-common usbcore ohci-hcd uhci-hcd ehci-hcd hid usbhid crc-t10dif sd\_mod Features: acpi block usb resume.userspace resume.kernel Bootsplash: SLES (1024x768) 33083 blocks > > > Network: auto > > > Calling mkinitrd -B -k /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.58-0.6.6-default -i /boot/initrd-3.0.58-0.6.6-default-kdump -f ‘kdump network’ -s ‘’ > > > Regenerating kdump initrd … Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.58-0.6.6-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-3.0.58-0.6.6-default-kdump Root device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part3 (/dev/sda3) (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part2 (/dev/sda2) Boot device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part1 (/dev/sda1) modprobe: Module piix not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘piix’ found. modprobe: Module ide\_pci\_generic not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘ide\_pci\_generic’ found. Kernel Modules: hwmon thermal\_sys thermal processor fan scsi\_mod aacraid libata ata\_piix ata\_generic jbd mbcache ext3 edd scsi\_dh scsi\_dh\_emc scsi\_dh\_rdac scsi\_dh\_alua scsi\_dh\_hp\_sw usb-common usbcore ohci-hcd uhci-hcd ehci-hcd hid usbhid af\_packet bnx2 nls\_utf8 crc-t10dif sd\_mod Firmware: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09ax-6.0.17.fw bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-6.0.17.fw bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1a.fw bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-06-6.0.15.fw bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.1.fw Features: acpi block usb network resume.userspace resume.kernel kdump 47045 blocks Don’t refresh the bootloader. You may have to do that manually! ---
**Author:** ![Jens-U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jens-U](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jens-U)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-11-sp2-update-failed-broke-kernel/23737/4 "2013-03-15T17:30:13Z")
[QUOTE=hkth;12424]That gives fewer error messages, but still don’t dare to boot the system: Retrieving package kernel-default-3.0.58-0.6.6.1.x86\_64 (1/1), 20.2 MiB (78.1 MiB unpacked) Retrieving: kernel-default-3.0.58-0.6.6.1.x86\_64.rpm [done (1.5 MiB/s)] Installing: kernel-default-3.0.58-0.6.6.1 [done] Additional rpm output: Scanning scripts … Resolve dependencies … Install symlinks in /lib/mkinitrd/setup … Install symlinks in /lib/mkinitrd/boot … Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.58-0.6.6-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-3.0.58-0.6.6-default Root device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part3 (/dev/sda3) (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SServeRA\_raid1\_58D4D505-part2 (/dev/sda2) modprobe: Module piix not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘piix’ found.[/QUOTE] That module now goes by the name “ata\_piix”, if I see this right [QUOTE=hkth;12424]modprobe: Module ide\_pci\_generic not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module ‘ide\_pci\_generic’ found.[/QUOTE] I believe this to be “ata\_generic” now. [QUOTE=hkth;12424]Kernel Modules: hwmon thermal\_sys thermal processor fan scsi\_mod aacraid libata ata\_piix ata\_generic jbd mbcache ext3 edd scsi\_dh scsi\_dh\_emc scsi\_dh\_rdac scsi\_dh\_alua scsi\_dh\_hp\_sw usb-common usbcore ohci-hcd uhci-hcd ehci-hcd hid usbhid crc-t10dif sd\_mod Features: acpi block usb resume.userspace resume.kernel Bootsplash: SLES (1024x768) 33083 blocks[/QUOTE] Have a look in /etc/sysconfig/kernel, there should be a line for “INITRD\_MODULES”, where these are referenced. Looking at a current SLES11SP2 system, I see ```auto INITRD_MODULES="thermal ata_piix ata_generic ide_pci_generic processor fan jbd ext3 raid1 dm_mod edd piix qla2400 ahci generic" ``` So you should be ok if you modify the two module names there. Regards, Jens ---
**Author:** ![hkth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f07891/32.png) [@hkth](https://forums.suse.com/u/hkth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-11-sp2-update-failed-broke-kernel/23737/5 "2013-03-15T17:46:23Z")
OK, no error messages now! Turns out, both the old and the new module names were mentioned in the INITRD\_MODULES -list. I’ll try booting the server tomorrow. Thanks!