Re: Kernel Panic [No init found]

["P.F. Tsai" <yeltek@xxxxxxxxx>]

as my painful experience with FC3, it MUST bootup with an initrd.

this panic message looks familiar with me, since you have an initrd made,
can you show me your grub config ? (or lilo )


Tsai


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harsha Srinath" <harsha@xxxxxxx>
To: <kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 9:03 AM
Subject: Kernel Panic [No init found]


> Hi All,
>
> I am running FC3 with a 2.6.10 kernel without any problems.
>
> I am trying to install a 2.4.21 kernel for an application I am working
> on. Initially I had problems compiling the 2.4 and after a lot of
> effort, I changed the gcc to the right version (2.96.3) and was able to
> compile the 2.4.21 kernel. I also had a problem with 'make
> install_modules' that version reqired old depmod and I had to create a
> symlink "ln -s /sbin/depmod /sbin/depmod.old". And finally it compiled
> and installed.
>
> But when I try to boot this new 2.4.21, I get a kernel panic message
> saying:-
>
> And now I am getting this message:
>
> /***************************************************************/
> kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
> EXT3-fs: mounted files system with ordered data mode.
> pivotroot: pivot_root(/Sysroot,/Sysroot/initrd) failed: 2
> umount /initrd/proc failed: 2
> freeing unused kernel memory: 276k freed
> Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel.
> /***************************************************************/
>
> Any pointers, folks?
>
> I also I ran a
>
> /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd/2.4.21.img 2.4.21
>
> without any use.
>
> Thanks,
> K
>
>
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