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Use the Distribution-Supplied Kernel on CentOS 6 with Grub Legacy
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This guide will show you how to install and use the distribution-supplied kernel for CentOS 6, with our Grub Legacy boot option.
Before you get started, make sure you follow the steps outlined in our Getting Started
guide. Your Linode needs to be in a functional state. These steps should be performed as root
on your Linode, via an SSH session.
Install the Kernel and Configure Grub
Make sure your package repositories and installed packages are up to date by issuing the following command:
yum update
Issue the following command to install the default kernel for CentOS6:
yum install kernel.x86_64
View the content of your
/boot
directory, and take note of the kernel version number and the name of yourinitramfs
file:ls -la /boot total 20972 dr-xr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Mar 10 18:26 . dr-xr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 Mar 10 18:20 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108108 Feb 24 14:37 config-2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 10 18:24 efi drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 10 18:26 grub -rw------- 1 root root 14230393 Mar 10 18:24 initramfs-2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64.img -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 215528 Feb 24 14:37 symvers-2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2618573 Feb 24 14:37 System.map-2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4270000 Feb 24 14:37 vmlinuz-2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171 Feb 24 14:37 .vmlinuz-2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64.hmac
In this example, you would grab the kernel version that is appended to the
vmlinuz
file -2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64
. You’d also take down the full name of theinitramfs
file, in this caseinitramfs-2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64.img
.Create a file named
/boot/grub/menu.lst
with the following contents. Adjust thekernel
, andinitrd
lines to reflect the actual file names found in the/boot/
directory.- File: /boot/grub/menu.lst
1 2 3 4 5
timeout 5 title CentOS 6 root (hd0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64 root=/dev/sda console=ttyS0,19200n8 initrd /boot/initramfs-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64.img
In the Linode Manager, edit your Linode’s configuration profile by selecting the Grub (Legacy) option within the Kernel drop-down menu.
Make sure the root device is specified as /dev/sda, and click Save Profile at the bottom of the page to confirm your changes.
Reboot your Linode from the Dashboard tab. Once your Linode has rebooted, log in via SSH and issue the following command:
uname -a
You should see output similar to the following, indicating you’re running the native kernel:
Linux li985-241.members.linode.com 2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Feb 24 14:31:22 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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