Bug#319486: Installation on Sony Vaio VGN-A417M
On Friday 22 July 2005 16:07, Iain Georgeson wrote:
> I'm using the daily because I couldn't find anything stabler which
> succeeded in driving my HD.
>
> uname -a: Linux hpcxport3 2.6.11-1-386 #1 Mon Jun 20 20:53:17 MDT 2005
>
> This is the only boot disk I've found which has managed to pick up my
> HD, so that's a good start. I had to make a minor fix to the iso -
> isolinux.cfg had lots of pointers to kernels named 'linux', when it
> meant 'vmlinuz'.
>
> The kernel boots, but init fails. It says:
>
>
> pivot_root: No such file or directory
> /sbin/init: 432: cannot open dev/console
> Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
Your use of the daily explains it: it uses the 2.6.11 kernel, but does not
install the same kernel for the new system (temporary issue). Instead it
installs a 2.6.8 kernel which probably fails to recognize your harddisk
controller.
What you need to do is manually install the 2.6.11 kernel and make sure a
new initrd is created for that and your bootloader is configured for it.
To install the new kernel you can use the rescue mode of the installer
(boot 'rescue').
Cheers,
FJP
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