> -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Marcum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 October 2003 07:01 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Kernel panic error > > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 07:27:29AM +0100, Anim > Asante wrote: > > I have got a grub menu.lst file with a section of > the > > file looking like this > > root (hd1,0) > > kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb1 > > boot > > > > When I restart my machine and select this option, > the > > boot up process begins up > > to a point and it gives the following error > message: > > Warning: unable to open an initial console. > > Kernel panic: No init found. > > Try passing init= option to kernel. > > > > Can anybody indicate what "option" should be? > > Thanks > > > The kernel can't find /sbin/init. Are you sure your > root partition is > at /dev/hdb1? Have you compiled a new kernel? If > so, did you remember > to build in support for your root filesystem? Try > booting from a floppy > or CD, or your old kernel if you have one. Or you > could try > init=/bin/sh >
Thanks for the reply. I do not have any problems when I use lilo. I am not at my machine at the moment but I will give it a try and see what happens. Regards Anim ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
