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From: Dan Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Thursday, August 24, 2000 5:46 PM
Subject: IDE installation moving to a root RAID (hardware RAID) - bootup
problem: Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init = option to kernel.
>I'm trying to load RedHat 6.2 on a server with a Mylex 352 card. I've been
>unable to create a drivers diskette because the driver requires 2.2.16
(rh62
>is 2.2.14).
>
>So I gave up and just decided to install to IDE, load the new
>kernel+drivers, then move /root and /boot over to the raid device. After
>making the kernel and doing all the right mtab and fstab things and doing a
>"# cp -R -x / /mnt/slash", and a "# cp -R /boot /mnt/boot". Then changing
>lilo.conf to have the new root device of /dev/rd/c0d0p1, it comes up with
>the following during bootup:
>
>Warning: Unable to open an initial console
>Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init = option to kernel.
>
>What is the init = option, and how do I use it?
>
>Plus, how do I create a initial ram disk (initrd)? And do I need one even
>though I compiled the raid card drivers into the 2.2.16 kernel (not as
>modules)?
>
I can offer an answer on the initial ram disk at least. mkinitrd
/boot/initrd-2.2.16.img 2.2.16-3 should do it. Substitute whatever kernel
version/name you are using of course.
The init thing is an option you can pass at the boot prompt. I think
something like linux init=/etc/inittab might work? Anyone know more?
Jeff Hogg
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