RedHat 5.5 Raises Kernel Panic after installing Virtual Box Guest Additions

[Craig Coleman]

Hi,

I've installed RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.5 into a new virtual machine using rhel-server-5.5-i386-dvd.iso from RedHat.

The vm is given 1GB RAM, 1CPU and 20GB storage. My host is a Dell M4300

RedHat installs fine with no errors and runs fine , however after install guest additions, the boot sequence raises a Kernel Panic. The VM restarts but then raises the same error thereby entering an infinite loop.

[Craig Coleman]

Screenshot

[Craig Coleman]

VM Definition

[Craig Coleman]

My host is a Del M4300 with 4GB RAM, Windows 7-32bit, Dual-Core Centrino 2.6GHz with 100+GB freespace.

I have uploaded a screenshot plus a copy of the VM definition file.

[Frank Mehnert]

Please attach a corresponding VBox.log file as well.

[Frank Mehnert]

Oh, and the module vboxguest.ko from the guest (must be located somewhere below /lib/modules/) as well please.

[Craig Coleman]

VBox.log file

[Craig Coleman]

I cannot attach vboxguest.ko because I can't boot the virtual machine to get to /lib/modules.

Sorry.

[Frank Mehnert]

Thanks for the log. As of booting that VM:

• Make sure to break into the grub menu during boot. Edit the command line with 'e' and remove the word quiet and append (to the end!) the words init=/bin/bash. Then press enter and boot with 'b'.
• The VM should now boot and you are at a bash prompt. Do

  mount -o remount -w /
  

  to mount the root file system writable.
• Go to /lib/modules/ and into the directory of the currently running kernel. Move the vboxguest.ko module out there to another place (e.g. to /root). Then do

  sync
  reboot
  

• This will reboot your guest and it should now boot without the additions active. Please attach the vboxguest.ko module to this ticket.

[Frank Mehnert]

Thanks for the module. Actually the problem seems to be that you are trying to execute a Xen kernel which is not possible with VBox. Just execute the standard kernel.