Unable To Boot After An Update

I think I accidentally updated Kernel. A bunch of things fail at boot. Goes to Ask me to log in user/password. I doesn't accept password, get a message that says " Error in service module". I don't know what to do.

I tried putting in the Install disk and boot ing to repair, even that fails with the red screen of death.

Thanks,
Ron

I think I accidentally updated Kernel. A bunch of things fail at boot , The last message says " Error in service module". I don't know what to do. I tried putting in the Install disk and boot ing to repair, even that fails with the red screen of death.

Thanks,
Ron
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Boot to install.

Do NOT format.

Choose the custom install options (allows you to avoid formatting, and allows you to replace the kernel).

Select the Software package, eliminate all except the kernel, kernel modules, aaa_base and aaa_skel.

That should give you a clean boot, if you've lived right.

Boot to install.

Do NOT format.

Choose the custom install options (allows you to avoid formatting, and allows you to replace the kernel).

Select the Software package, eliminate all except the kernel, kernel modules, aaa_base and aaa_skel.

That should give you a clean boot, if you've lived right.
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Thanks,
Where is this "Custom Install"? I only see "New Install". "Update", and "Other", under other is "Repair" and "Boot installed System"?
Where do you want me to go?

Thanks, Ron

bump....anyone?
Thanks

Do you get a Boot selection screen where you get to pick which kernel or OS?
If so can you boot to run level 3 by entering 3 in the boot options line? If so try login in as user and than su to root login. After wards try a startx and if you do not get a Gui post the error message. You may need to reinstall your video driver.

If not able to boot try using a Live Linux Cd to mount your root partition and copy your /boot/grub/menu.lst and post it. Also give any details concerning partitions and Hard drives.

Do you get a Boot selection screen where you get to pick which kernel or OS?

Yes: It doesn't matter which one I pick, same results.
openSUSE10.3
openSUSE10.3 (failsafe)
Windows
openSUSE 10.3 (xen) gets an error 15 file not found.

If so can you boot to run level 3 by entering 3 in the boot options line?

Yes

If so try login in as user

This is the last few line that come up;

Master Resource Control: runlevel 3 has been reached
Failed services in runlevel 3: dbus resmgr acpid SuSEfirewall2_init network random Win4LinPro nscd cron avahi-dnsconfd SuSEfirewall2_setup[color=#CC0000]

Skipped services in runlevel 3:
blogd: no message logging because /var file system is not accessible

Welcome to openSUSE 10.3 (i586) - Kernel 2.6.22.17-0.1 default (tty1).

(none) login: danorske
Pasword: *******

Error in service module

Welcome to openSUSE 10.3 (i586) - Kernel 2.6.22.17-0.1 default (tty1).
(tty1).

(none) login: [/quote]
Same results in runlevel 5.

and than su to root login. After wards try a startx and if you do not get a Gui post the error message. You may need to reinstall your video driver.

Can't get that far.

If not able to boot try using a Live Linux Cd to mount your root partition and copy your /boot/grub/menu.lst and post it. Also give any details concerning partitions and Hard drives.

My partitions and Harddrivers are:
hda2 =
hda3 =/home
hdb5 = a second hhd shared with windows
hdb6 = is the other half of hdb5.
uba5 = usb external drive
ubc1 is another usb external drive


# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Mon May 26 07:29:10 CDT 2008
default 0
timeout 8
##YaST - generic_mbr
gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message
##YaST - activate

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE 10.3
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.17-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD3200JB-00_WD-WCAMR4003329-part2 vga=0x317 resume=/dev/sda1 splash=silent showopts
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.17-0.1-default

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- openSUSE 10.3
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.17-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD3200JB-00_WD-WCAMR4003329-part2 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume edd=off 3
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.17-0.1-default

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader (hd3)+1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: floppy###
title Floppy
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader (fd0)+1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: xen###
title XEN
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/xen.gz
module /boot/vmlinuz-xen root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD3200JB-00_WD-WCAMR4003329-part2 vga=0x317 resume=/dev/sda1 splash=silent showopts
module /boot/initrd-xen

Hope this help solve this.
Thanks,
Ron

Welcome to openSUSE 10.3 (i586) - Kernel 2.6.22.17-0.1 default (tty1).[/b]

I do not understand why your boot would have a Serial port (tty1) after the Default Kernel. I also note Win4LinPro as part of the failed services.

I do see that by the menu.lst

Last modification on Mon May 26 07:29:10 CDT 2008[/b]

that a Kernel change happened recently. Do you have a copy of the old menu.lst? Sometimes a older one is saved as menu.lst.old.

This may take more of a Guru to cipher out. I hope one wanders by.

Edit: BTW the default Kernel I have is the same for 10.3 (2.6.22.17-0.1-default #1 SMP 2008/02/10) so its been around for a while

I do not understand why your boot would have a Serial port (tty1) after the Default Kernel. I also note Win4LinPro as part of the failed services.

I do see that by the menu.lst

that a Kernel change happened recently. Do you have a copy of the old menu.lst? Sometimes a older one is saved as menu.lst.old.

This may take more of a Guru to cipher out. I hope one wanders by.

Edit: BTW the default Kernel I have is the same for 10.3 (2.6.22.17-0.1-default #1 SMP 2008/02/10) so its been around for a while
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Thanks Matt,
Yes there is a menu.lst that is one day older. I tried too rename it using a live cd but it wouldn't take. I was using supper user file manager .

Again, Thanks,
Ron

I do not understand why your boot would have a Serial port (tty1) after the Default Kernel. I also note Win4LinPro as part of the failed services.
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tty1 is not a serial port. It's the first console terminal.

tty1 is not a serial port. It's the first console terminal.
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Thanks, always learning something new. Wiki page
I guess it makes sense when I think about it since under SUSE the Serial ports is usually designated with an S such as ttyS0, ttyS1
TTYL

Thanks Matt,
Yes there is a menu.lst that is one day older. I tried too rename it using a live cd but it wouldn't take. I was using supper user file manager .

Again, Thanks,
Ron
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As for renaming the old file this might just be better to view it and see what it says and how it differs. Renaming it and having a old Kernel designated would cause a Boot problem, unless you restored the old kernel. Make sure you save anything you can with copying your personal data.

Hope someone spots something.