--- Anim Asante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----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 > > >
When I passed init=/bin/sh to the kernel, I got the following error: init:can't access tty; job control turned off. Any ideas as to what is wrong? I am using kernel verison 2.4.22 binary if that will help. 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]