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Package: installation-reports
Boot
method: DVD
Image version: from DVD1: "Debian 3.1r3 Released 31 August 2006",
kernel-image-2.4.27-2-386, purchased on november 2, 2006, from
"delinuxspecialist.nl"
Date: november 4, 2006
Machine: HP Compaq
nx9110
Processor: Pentium 4 2.8GHz
Memory: 704
MB
Partitions:
according to debian-installer:
ide1 master (hda) - 40.0 GB
HITACHI_DK23FA-40
#1 primary 5.2 GB
ntfs
#4 primary 23.7 GB fat32
#2
primary 10.6 GB ext3
/
#5 logical 493.5 MB swap
swap
contents of /target/etc/fstab:
proc
/proc
proc
defaults
0 0
/dev/hda2
/
ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro
0 1
/dev/hda5
none
swap
rw
0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0
iso9660
ro,user,noauto
0 0
Output of lspci and lspci -n: I am unable
to run lspci
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O]
= OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [-] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [E]
Configure network HW: [-]
Config
network: [-]
Detect
CD:
[0]
Load installer modules: [0]
Detect hard
drives: [0]
Partition hard drives:
[0]
Create file systems: [0]
Mount
partitions: [0]
Install base
system: [0]
Install boot loader: [0]
(grub)
Reboot:
[-]
Comments/Problems:
After installing base system, first boot
into new system fails, messages:
pivot_root: no such file or
directory
/sbin/init: 432 cannot open dev/console
kernel panic: Attempted
to kill init!
boot commands from the grub
menu:
root (hd0,1)
kernel
/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro
initrd
/boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386
savedefault
boot
Dear N,
I am having a boot problem during installation. Please see below
for
details. If you need other details or specifications please let
me
know. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Yours,
Igor Hoveijn
Problem: Unable to boot into system after installation of base
system
Error message: kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
History:
Initial system with four partitions, first two windows partitions
then
two linux partitions containing other linux distribution.
Obtained Debian linux on two DVD. Boot system from DVD1, deleted
two
linux partitons and used debian-installer to automatically
partition
the free space. Further with debian installation, no problems.
After
installation of grub the installer suggests to boot the new system
for
the first time, which results in a kernel panic.
Searched the web for 'attempted to kill init' etc. Can't use the
hints
because I can't get to the file system. I don't have a rescue
CD,
didn't get the chance to make one. Had to copy the partition
table
from screen. Please see below for contents of /target/etc/fstab.
Also
/target/dev exists and /target/dev/console. At least just before
I
said OK to try the first boot.
It seems that I'm stuck here.
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