--- Jonathan Lassoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 07:49:07 -0800 (PST), saravanan > ganapathy > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have done recompile using kernel-source-2.4.18 > and > > after reboot I got the following error > > > > EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode > > VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly > > Freeing unused kernel memory: 288k freed > > kernel panic no init found , try passing init= > option > > to kernel > > > > How to solve this problem? Please help me > > > > Sarav > > Well, obviously your kernel cannot find init. On my > box it is in > /sbin/init, and is likely the same for yours. What > is happening is > that your kernel is looking somewhere for init and > not finding it, > either as a result of an improperly mounted > filesystem or lack of its > existence. See what init other kernels find and try > passing the path > to one on a properly mounted root file system by > passing a correct > "root=" option (like "root=/dev/hda1") and init > option (like > "init=/sbin/init") and see where that might get you. > I seem to > remember that one could define where init is in the > kernel > configuration, or just pass it at boot time. > > --Jonathan
I tried to boot using lilo as ' linux root=/dev/hda1 init=/sbin/init ' But got the same error. Any other way? Sarav __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
