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Re: FW: Kernel Panic: no init found



On (04/08/03 19:26), deFreese, Barry wrote:
> OK, I am ready to throw this PowerBook G3 (firewire/Pismo whatever) out the
> fricking window.  For some reason it will not boot from the Debian "Woody"
> CD or anyother cd (including MacOS) for that matter. Actually I think the
> device alias for cd: is wrong but it won't let me change it with nvalias??
> So I jump into handy dandy OF and do a:
> 
> 0> boot ide1:,\install\powermac\yaboot
> 
> I get the yaboot prompt.  Then I do:
> 
> boot: ide1:0,/install/powermac/vmlinux2.4
> 
> Kernel panic VFS blah blah.  So I do:
> 
> boot: ide1:0,/install/powermac/vmlinux2.4 root=/dev/hdf ro  (which is the
> device found on previous boot of vmlinux2.4 image).
> 
> Now I get Kernel Panic: no init found.  Try passing the init= to the kernel
> or something to that affect.
> 
> I have tried just about all known combinations of init= including
> append="init=/bin/sh" and nothing seems to get recognized.
> 
> Can anyone save me before I either throw the PowerBook out the window or
> jump myself?? :-)
> 
> Bye the way, I apologize but I don't subscribe to this list anymore.  If
> possible could you please CC me on any answers?

I guess you would have tried this but have you reset the PRAM:
Cmd+Opt+P+R?

HTH

Clive



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