Only amd Linux Kernel available (I'm on Xeon CPU)

[CaptAm]

Hello,

I'm running Debian on virtual server (paid hosting). When my virtual server was setup, I choose Debian 8 as my OS.
Today I upgraded Debian to version 9, everything went quite smooth, except that after reboot my kernel is still 2.6:

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root@debian:~# cat /etc/debian_version
9.1
root@debian:~# uname -r
2.6.32-042stab123.9

I googled and found advice:

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root@debian:~# apt-cache search linux-image
linux-headers-4.9.0-3-amd64 - Header files for Linux 4.9.0-3-amd64
linux-headers-4.9.0-3-rt-amd64 - Header files for Linux 4.9.0-3-rt-amd64
linux-image-4.9.0-3-amd64 - Linux 4.9 for 64-bit PCs
linux-image-4.9.0-3-amd64-dbg - Debug symbols for linux-image-4.9.0-3-amd64
linux-image-4.9.0-3-rt-amd64 - Linux 4.9 for 64-bit PCs, PREEMPT_RT
linux-image-4.9.0-3-rt-amd64-dbg - Debug symbols for linux-image-4.9.0-3-rt-amd64
linux-image-amd64 - Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
linux-image-amd64-dbg - Debugging symbols for Linux amd64 configuration (meta-package)
linux-image-rt-amd64 - Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package), PREEMPT_RT
linux-image-rt-amd64-dbg - Debugging symbols for Linux rt-amd64 configuration (meta-package)

I installed linux-image-4.9.0-3-amd64 and after reboot I still have kernel 2.6
Then I realised, that kernel I installed is AMD, and my virtual server is on Xeon.
Webmin shows:

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Kernel and CPU 	Linux 2.6.32-042stab123.9 on x86_64
Processor information 	Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 v3 @ 2.40GHz, 4 cores

Please advise, how should I install 3.x or 4.x kernel.
I suppose I should not use backports, I'd like to stay on "stable" thread.
As it's virtual server, I have no possibility to see console screen while it boots, only after boot I can connect via SSH.

Thanks,
Marius

[stevepusser]

The 2.6.32 kernel is the default one from Debian 7 Wheezy. How you got it on Debian 8, which should have had 3.2, is another mystery you need to look into.

Intel 64-bit processors use the architecture that AMD developed for their 64-bit chips. Amd64 is the right architecture.

Try running "update-grub" as root to see if that adds your new kernel to the boot menu.

[CaptAm]

Thanks for swift reply, stevepusser!

I tried update-grub without success:

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root@debian:~# update-grub
bash: update-grub: command not found
root@debian:~# update<TAB key>
update-alternatives        update-icon-caches         update-initramfs           update-mime-database       update-rc.d
update-ca-certificates     update-inetd               update-locale              update-mime-database.real  updatedb
update-cracklib            update-info-dir            update-mime                update-passwd              updatedb.mlocate
root@debian:~# grub<TAB key> - nothing pops up.

Seems my machine have no grub at all. I checked /boot directory and it is empty.
How could I get an idea, what I'm using

Regards,
Marius

[Segfault]

Your /boot may seem empty because it is not mounted. It does not need to be mounted for normal operation.

[acewiza]

...check with your hosting provider.

Yes, undoubtedly the only way this gets sorted.

[CaptAm]

Just want to close this question, as hosting provider confirmed they are using "OpenVZ" virtualization, which shares common kernel between virtual machines (containers).
2.6 is last stable thread for it, so they are stick to it. I have no possibility to upgrade it.

Thanks everyone for help,
Marius