Kernel panic with error "FATAL: Could not load modules.dep no such file or directory".

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After updating packages on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, newly installed kernel panics with following error.

    FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.32-358.18.1.el6.x86_64/modules/modules.dep: no such file or directory
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • initramfs
  • modules.dep

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