Try to boot into the oldest kernel in the grub menu. Probably you have either: 1. Missing modules for your disk-system (In initrd-image) 2. Experienced the common "upgrade to >= 2.6.8.x kernel problem" (Device-naming changed from 2.6.7 to 2.6.8) On Tuesday 04 January 2005 14:12, Ahmed El Zein wrote: >um.. I think I shold have said that I have the following hardware: >AMD64 3000+ >MSI K8M Neo-V (VIA K8M800/8237) >512 MB RAM >SATA HDD > >Ahmed El Zein wrote: > >> I downloaded the "sarge-amd64-netinst.iso" from >> "http://debian-amd64.alioth.debian.org/install-images/"; >> and tried to install pure64 on my new AMD64 system! >> >> The installation went fine but whe I rebooted into the newly installed >> debian I got a kernel panic with: >> >> pivot-root: no such file or directory >> sbin/init: 426: cannot open dev/console: no such file >> <0>Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! >> >> I don't realy know what to do now, so I thought I'd seek help here :) >> >> >> l -- .O. Per-Arne Hellarvik Infostream Services ..O Senior DBA (+47) 98215572 OOO perarne@infostream.no http://www.infostream.no Geek by nature, Linux by choice!
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