Re: kernel panic error

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

On 10-07-16 10:56 AM, H.S. wrote:
> On 16/07/10 05:59 AM, Sunita Barve wrote:
> > I have been using debian 5.0.3. I had changed disk and had connected on two
> > different machines. Now I am getting the following error
>
> I am in a similar situation.
>
> > kinit: trying to resume from /dev/sda5
> > kinit:No resume image, doing normal boot...
> > Target filesystem doesnt have /sbin/init.
> > run-init: /bin/sh: No such file  or directory
> >
> > [ 5.449855] Kernel Panic - not syncing : Attempted to kill init!
> >
> > can anyone help me to sort out this error.
>
> And I am getting similar errors. Can you post what are the grub lines
> for the kernel you are trying to boot in? Also, what are the disc
> partitions like in this machine (which is "/", "/boot")?

The solution in my case was to fix the grub's boot stanza for the 
relevant kernel. The drives' names may change in different computers. My 
solution was to put the UUIDs of the partitions for "/" and "/boot" (I 
have these on different partitions), instead of their patition names 
like /dev/sda2, in the boot stanza. If you want, I can post the stanza 
from the /boot the machine as an example.