Bug#396469: Installation report: failed install on Toshiba Satellite
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD
Image version: www.debian.org in October 2006
Date: 2:00 p.m. October 31, 2006
Machine: Toshiba Satellite
Processor: Intel Celeron 2.80 GHz
Memory: ???
Partitions: Can't run df. I took the defaults the install program gave me: one for files plus
a swap partition
Can't run lspci
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [ ]
Configure network HW: [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [E]
Comments/Problems:
I did an install from CD taking all the defaults. When rebooting I get a Segmentation Fault followed by the error message
<6> Journalled Block device driver loaded
pivot_root: No such file or directory
/sbin/init: 432: cannot open dev/console: No such file
Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
I'm stuck. Can't get Debian to work on this machine. I did some Googling and determined that others have hit this error, but there appears to be no clear workaround.
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Bill McNeill
http://staff.washington.edu/billmcn/index.shtml
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