[Gllug] 'Ran out of input data' when booting a new kernel (FC4)

[Paul Rayner]

I've just got the following error message after running 'yum update',  
updating my kernel to 2.6.17-1.2142_FC4:

	booting fedora core 2.6.17-1.2142_FC4

	root (hd0,0)
	filesystem type ext2fs, partition type 0x83
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2142_FC ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00  
rhgb quiet
   		[linux-bzimage, setup=0x1e00, size=0x1b659c]
	initrd /initrd-2.6.17-1.2142_FC.img
   		[linux-initrd @ 0xf638000, 0x1a7a69 bytes

	Uncompressing linux...

	ran out of input data

	-- System halted

Rebooting, entering the boot menu and selecting a 2.6.15 kernel  
causes the thing to start up normally. If I remove this kernel, the  
PC boots normally. If I put it back, it doesn't.

There's nothing unusual about this PC - it's a £120 "linux pre- 
installed" (although I re-installed) eSys job.

Any ideas what's causing the boot failure or how to fix it?

Also, now that the PC is booting again, ssh will not start. /var/log/ 
secure says:

Oct  3 04:45:56 localhost sshd[2021]: Received signal 15; terminating.
Oct  3 04:47:57 localhost sshd[2023]: Server listening on :: port 22.
Oct  3 04:47:57 localhost sshd[2023]: error: Bind to port 22 on  
0.0.0.0 failed: Address already in use.
Oct  3 04:53:49 localhost sshd[2843]: error: Bind to port 22 on  
0.0.0.0 failed: Address already in use.
Oct  3 04:53:49 localhost sshd[2843]: fatal: Cannot bind any address

are these two problems likely to be related?

Access to this PC isn't easy (remote, lives headless in a cupboard),  
and I'd really like to avoid a re-install if practical :s

Thanks in advance,

Paul

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Paul Rayner
Ylem Solutions Ltd ~  4-14 Tabernacle Street, London. EC2A 4LU
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