Fiddling with /etc/X11/xorg.conf lead to trashed VM.

[blackpuma]

I was fiddling with a guest's /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to try to get a CentOS 4.4 guest VM to use the entire screen on full screen mode.

After a few failed tries, I hit a combination that caused a black screen that would not respond, when I restarted the X server with CTRLALTDELTE.

I eventually powered off the VM using the VM's window GUI ("Power Off"), and turned it back on with the VM's window GUI ("Power On"), now every time I try to power on I get the following kernel panic:

http://www.ifm-services.com/tmp/kernel-panic-01.png

I'm not sure what to do at this point. Yeah, it's a beta, yeah, I was fiddling with the plumbing. It was an unexpected result, however.

[rcardona2k]

Try booting into single user mode and running my favorite utility: fsck -y /

[blackpuma]

Try booting into single user mode and running my

favority utility: fsck -y /

I'll go find one of the live CD images I have and boot with that, since the VM won't boot at all.

[blackpuma]

Using a Knoppix live CD, I did a fsck, but it reported clean. I forced it to check, and it boots now (no kernel panick). Odd.

I don't know if I can reproduce this problem, so I assume it's not worth reporting if I can't reproduce it.

[rcardona2k]

I forced it to check, and it boots now (no kernel panic). Odd.

This is the magic of fsck. At least you're up and running again.