Update kernel-4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64 won't boot

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Update kernel-4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64 won't boot

Post by mprater » 2020/04/16 19:41:40

Hi All,

I updated my CentOS 8 machine yesterday:

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sudo yum update
. This updated the kernel from

kernel-4.18.0-147.5.1.el8_1.x86_64 to kernel-4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64

along with:

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puter:~:{12:17:04}sudo yum history info 44
Transaction ID : 44
Begin time     : Wed 15 Apr 2020 06:23:04 PM PDT
Begin rpmdb    : 1839:1df568feab4f9c5d6c3564553d153f5bec6ede7a
End time       : Wed 15 Apr 2020 06:28:23 PM PDT (5 minutes)
End rpmdb      : 1843:b6fbd743587afbeef1e850e03bbaea8b419b0f19
User           : Mitch Prater <mprater>
Return-Code    : Success
Releasever     : 8
Command Line   : update
Packages Altered:
    Install  kernel-4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64                                                  @BaseOS
    Install  kernel-core-4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64                                             @BaseOS
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    Upgrade  luksmeta-9-3.el8_1.1.x86_64                                                         @AppStream
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    Upgrade  rpm-build-4.14.2-26.el8_1.x86_64                                                    @AppStream
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    Upgrade  kernel-headers-4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64                                          @BaseOS
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Attempting to boot with the new kernel results in the boot process hanging, and then the (non-quiet) boot output to the display periodically flashes on, then off, etc. before going completely dark.

I don't know if it's relevant, but I had installed the NVIDIA driver 390.132 into kernel-4.18.0-147.5.1.el8_1.x86_64, and that was working perfectly, using these instructions: https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install- ... n-centos-8
I'm not sure I'm not saying this right, but I perhaps the video driver wasn't 'akmod'-ed into the new kernel? I removed/blacklisted the nouveau driver. I don't know how to determine whether that's the case or not. I also don't know how to view the failing boot log from the kernel-4.18.0-147.5.1.el8_1.x86_64 boot process.

Does any have any ideas as to how to diagnose and potentially fix this problem?

Thanks, mitch

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Re: Update kernel-4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64 won't boot

Post by TrevorH » 2020/04/16 20:47:17

Yes, those instructions are flawed. While they will work, each and every time you install a new kernel you will need to repeat those. It builds for the running kernel only.

We usually recommend use of the kmod-nvidia packages from the ELRepo third party yum repository. These use the EL stable KABI to produce drivers that survive most kernel updates - they do usually need to be updated at point release times.
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Re: Update kernel-4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64 won't boot

Post by mprater » 2020/04/16 21:47:37

Thanks for confirming my suspicions Trevor.

I'm not quite sure how to go about fixing the broken kernel - I'm guessing I'll need to boot to single-user and install kmod-nvidia then. As you can tell, I'm not terribly savvy about such things, so if anyone has a suggested approach, I'm all ears.

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Post by TrevorH » 2020/04/16 22:00:14

You can just hit Ctrl-Alt-F2 to switch to terminal 2, login as root at the cli and repeat the install.
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Post by mprater » 2020/04/16 22:11:55

I'm assuming "hit Ctrl-Alt-F2" happens during the kernel-4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64 (broken) boot, and "the install" means the kmod-nvidia package.

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Post by TrevorH » 2020/04/16 22:20:24

Yes, reboot into the broken kernel and when it hangs (which is when it's trying to invoke the GUI), switch to terminal 2, login as root, repeat the .run file install then reboot again.
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Re: Update kernel-4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64 won't boot

Post by mprater » 2020/04/16 22:32:11

Very good - thanks for clarifying.

I'd like to stop using the manually installed nvidia driver and switch to using the kmod-nvidia package instead. Once I've installed the nvidia driver manually (using the .run file), what's the process for "switching" from that to the kmod package? It feels like I'll first have to remove the manually installed driver before I can "activate"(?) the kmod-nvidia package.

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Post by TrevorH » 2020/04/16 22:47:54

Yes, I believe you run the .run file again with -uninstall or --uninstall (it has a -help or --help, can't remember which). Run that to uninstall it. Now I believe you'll want to install the ELRepo elrepo-release package then yum install nvidia-detect which should tell you which kmod-nvidia package to install then yum install that. It should do everything else you need like blacklisting nouveau etc.
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Re: Update kernel-4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64 won't boot

Post by mprater » 2020/04/16 22:50:40

Ah yes, that's right, you use the .run file to uninstall as well.

I think that covers all my questions. Thanks so much Trevor!

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