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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