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[Solved] Linux guest does not start after Yum update

Posted: 2. Apr 2013, 09:02
by kashkon
Hi,

I have an Oracle Linux Server 6.3 guest which runs on a Windows 7 Ultimate host.

Yum updates have always worked fine in the past, until, yum update to Linux version 6.4.

After I ran yum update on the Linux guest, I shutdown the Linux guest at the end.

The next day, I tried to start the Linux guest, and it would not start. The Linux boot goes through the initial start up, an expanding progress bar appears at the bottom of the guest screen (which is red colored) and once it completes, it turns to bright white and then to low intensity white and then it never goes past that point.

I have tried powering down and restarting several time and the startup does not go past the same point.

Do you have any recommendations how to fix this problem?

Thanks!

Kourosh

Re: Linux guest does not start after Yum update

Posted: 2. Apr 2013, 11:21
by mpack
VM log file please (as a .zip attachment).

Minimum information needed for assistance
viewtopic.php?f=24&t=48476

Re: Linux guest does not start after Yum update

Posted: 2. Apr 2013, 15:34
by kashkon
Hi,

Thanks!

VirtualBox VM 4.2.10 r84104 win.amd64
Host OS Product: Windows 7
Host OS Release: 6.1.7601
Host OS Service Pack: 1
Host RAM: 16341MB total, 12761MB available
Package type: WINDOWS_64BITS_GENERIC

Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack (Version: 4.2.10 r84104; VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP)
Guest OS type: 'RedHat_64' x86-64

Re: Linux guest does not start after Yum update

Posted: 2. Apr 2013, 16:38
by Perryg

Re: Linux guest does not start after Yum update

Posted: 2. Apr 2013, 17:06
by kashkon
Hi,

Thanks! The instructions were useful and resolved the problem.

Kourosh