On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 10:54:52PM +0200, deloptes wrote: > Ed R wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > I've just installed debian 8.0 on a thinkpad t41 laptop. Installed w/ grub > > boot selected as this is only OS on system. All seemed to go well until > > reboot which failed due cache sync errors. Current symptons are I can't > > restart from the software as I see a "Kernel Panic - not syncing attempt > > to kill init exitcode=0x00000009. > > > > System will start with power on/off button.
So it starts OK if you physically turn it off/on with the power switch, but not via a reboot command? > > Are there utilities available to check my system? Any advice/help > > appreciated. > > > > PS ( I tried searching debian docs, but didn't find help) > > You can use the install CD or live cd/dvd or usb stick. > > To me it looks like something is wrong with the initramdisk - read about it > to understand how it works. usually when it can not mount the rootfs and > run init > > So as it is your first install you can try again. I would recommend to use > ubuntu and get familiar with debian the easy way. > > To fix your problem you need to know grub and initramfs. It means also know > how init works and how disks/partitions etc are managed. Are you sure that would cause a Kernel Panic? -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150526140036.GD25891@tal
