Oracle Linux: After patching Server is Not Booting With Latest Kernel (Doc ID 2958568.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 08, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 and later
Linux x86-64

After patching Server is not booting with the latest available kernel.

Customer was not able to boot with the latest kernel even after reinstalling and generating the Grub configuration.

old kernel - 5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el7uek.x86_64

New kernel - kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.320.7.1.el7uek.x86_64

The following command shows old kernel post reboot of patching.

Customer tried to increase the /boot mount point by using LVM.

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