Fix CentOS 7 Boot Hang
Budget: ₹1,500 – ₹12,500 INR
My CentOS 7 server refuses to finish booting. The hardware POSTs cleanly and GRUB shows up, but the moment the CentOS loading screen appears the system freezes—no keyboard response, no scrolling error text, nothing. I selected the “Boot failure” option because the machine never reaches multi-user mode; it just hangs during the loading screen.
I need a seasoned CentOS/RHEL troubleshooter to bring the box back to life without touching the data on its disks. You should be comfortable working from IPMI/KVM or guiding me through a rescue ISO, rebuilding initramfs, reinstalling or reconfiguring GRUB2, checking kernel modules, and repairing XFS or LVM volumes if they turn out to be the culprit. SELinux, Dracut, and journalctl experience will help pinpoint root causes quickly.
Deliverables
• System boots normally to the previous runlevel
• Written summary of steps/commands applied so I can reproduce the fix if needed
If you can step in swiftly and walk me through or remote-administer the repair, please let me know your estimated timeframe for completion.
I need a seasoned CentOS/RHEL troubleshooter to bring the box back to life without touching the data on its disks. You should be comfortable working from IPMI/KVM or guiding me through a rescue ISO, rebuilding initramfs, reinstalling or reconfiguring GRUB2, checking kernel modules, and repairing XFS or LVM volumes if they turn out to be the culprit. SELinux, Dracut, and journalctl experience will help pinpoint root causes quickly.
Deliverables
• System boots normally to the previous runlevel
• Written summary of steps/commands applied so I can reproduce the fix if needed
If you can step in swiftly and walk me through or remote-administer the repair, please let me know your estimated timeframe for completion.