(Solved) Anyone Know how to fix this?

[loukingjr]

I had a working mini-me guest in VirtualBox until I tried to reboot it the last time. I got this screen...



then it just froze. is this fixable or do I just need to re-install?

thanks

[KernelPanic]

Did you do anything prior to the error (such as a kernel update) or did it just happen one day?

[uncleV]

By the way that's not a "Hard Drive Installation" problem because you are running this in VirtualBox.
?

[Texstar]

If you can boot in safe mode then check /etc/fstab and make sure your / partition is pointed to /dev/sdaX and not /dev/root

[loukingjr]

If you can boot in safe mode then check /etc/fstab and make sure your / partition is pointed to /dev/sdaX and not /dev/root

actually it behaves pretty much the same in safe mode. since I am running in VirtualBox, can I just boot the live CD and edit something from there? It should see the virtual hard drive. and I am very much a newbie as far as Linux and commands and such go, how do I make sure my root partition points to any particular place?

thanks again

[loukingjr]

Did you do anything prior to the error (such as a kernel update) or did it just happen one day?

actually I just installed it. I did update it after I installed it but there were no kernel updates. I had rebooted it a few times after the updates and it was still fine. I did make a new wallpaper for it but I doubt that did it. 

[loukingjr]

By the way that's not a "Hard Drive Installation" problem because you are running this in VirtualBox.
?

technically it's not. it's a "Virtual Hard Drive" problem which is pretty much the same thing.

[loukingjr]

If you can boot in safe mode then check /etc/fstab and make sure your / partition is pointed to /dev/sdaX and not /dev/root

here's what the /etc/fstab file says on the "broken" virtual drive...

# Entry for /dev/sda1 :
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/root / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
68dcf / ext4 defaults 1 1
# Entry for /dev/sda6 :
UUID=de242e12-f479-4ef2-8b72-4553798fe639 /home ext4 defaults 1 2
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
# Entry for /dev/sda5 :
UUID=a87ca906-76ae-42a4-988f-e729a288556c swap swap defaults 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0

there is also an /etc/fstub.old file that says...

/dev/root / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0

I have no clue what they should say.

[loukingjr]

If you can boot in safe mode then check /etc/fstab and make sure your / partition is pointed to /dev/sdaX and not /dev/root

here's what the /etc/fstab file says on the "broken" virtual drive...

# Entry for /dev/sda1 :
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/root / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
68dcf / ext4 defaults 1 1
# Entry for /dev/sda6 :
UUID=de242e12-f479-4ef2-8b72-4553798fe639 /home ext4 defaults 1 2
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
# Entry for /dev/sda5 :
UUID=a87ca906-76ae-42a4-988f-e729a288556c swap swap defaults 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0

there is also an /etc/fstub.old file that says...

/dev/root / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0

I have no clue what they should say.

Thanks Texstar... I just changed...
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/root / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
to
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/sda1 / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0

and it starts just fine now.

I still don't know why it happened though. but it works!

thanks again

[Village Idiot]

I still don't know why it happened though. but it works!

 

It's just Linux keeping you on your toes. 

[loukingjr]

I still don't know why it happened though. but it works!

 

It's just Linux keeping you on your toes.  

lol... it keeps me buying Tylenol

[Old-Polack]

Thanks Texstar... I just changed...
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/root / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
to
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/sda1 / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0

and it starts just fine now.

I still don't know why it happened though. but it works!

thanks again

Assuming the UUID number to be correct, that line should read;

UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9     /    ext4    defaults    1 1

or, if the UUID is not correct, and the / partition is the first on the drive;

/dev/sda1    /     ext4    defaults    1 1

[loukingjr]

Thanks Texstar... I just changed...
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/root / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
to
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/sda1 / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0

and it starts just fine now.

I still don't know why it happened though. but it works!

thanks again

Assuming the UUID number to be correct, that line should read;

UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9     /    ext4    defaults    1 1

or, if the UUID is not correct, and the / partition is the first on the drive;

/dev/sda1    /     ext4    defaults    1 1

ugh lol. well I didn't partition the drive, whatever was assigned was done by the installer. I do believe sda1 is /

but since it's working as it is now, should I leave it alone or will the same thing potentially happen again?

[Old-Polack]

Thanks Texstar... I just changed...
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/root / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
to
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/sda1 / rootfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0

and it starts just fine now.

I still don't know why it happened though. but it works!

thanks again

Assuming the UUID number to be correct, that line should read;

UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9     /    ext4    defaults    1 1

or, if the UUID is not correct, and the / partition is the first on the drive;

/dev/sda1    /     ext4    defaults    1 1

ugh lol. well I didn't partition the drive, whatever was assigned was done by the installer. I do believe sda1 is /

but since it's working as it is now, should I leave it alone or will the same thing potentially happen again?

When things are found that are known to be wrong, yet for unexplained reasons, seem to be working as they should, I don't take chances, and fix them anyway. There's no telling what could go wrong otherwise, at some future date.

From the running system try;

[root@littleboy ~]# df

Code:

Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdc14            31237608  23336096   6314696  79% /
/dev/sdb6             48544196  28320452  17757772  62% /share7
/dev/sde6            196097460 176036092  10099868  95% /share9
/dev/sde9            115353540  94846944  14646892  87% /movies
/dev/sdc12           309647060 270828988  23088836  93% /movies2
/dev/sda5             96140972  65229364  26027852  72% /tv
/dev/sdc5            105732188  60949428  39411832  61% /home/polack/Documents
/dev/sde5             98435444  79553384  13881832  86% /home/polack/Documents2

or

[root@littleboy ~]# df -h

Code:

Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdc14             30G   23G  6.1G  79% /
/dev/sdb6              47G   28G   17G  62% /share7
/dev/sde6             188G  168G  9.7G  95% /share9
/dev/sde9             111G   91G   14G  87% /movies
/dev/sdc12            296G  259G   23G  93% /movies2
/dev/sda5              92G   63G   25G  72% /tv
/dev/sdc5             101G   59G   38G  61% /home/polack/Documents
/dev/sde5              94G   76G   14G  86% /home/polack/Documents2

This will show all your mounted partitions, and where they are mounted, as well as how much space is presently available on each.

[loukingjr]

okies, I have this...

[root@localhost louis]# df
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/sda1
                       11G  2.1G  7.8G  21% /
/dev/sda6             8.3G  345M  8.0G   5% /home
[root@localhost louis]# df -h
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
UUID=fc136849-3c01-496f-88fa-97ab0c9/dev/sda1
                       11G  2.1G  7.8G  21% /
/dev/sda6             8.3G  345M  8.0G   5% /home