RE: Kernel panic: No init found.
One thing to check: Make sure that you have ext2 support compiled in the
kernel, and not as a module.
Paul
On 02-Apr-2000 Bob Nielsen wrote:
> I just compiled a new 2.2.14 kernel after doing a new potato install and got
> the message:
>
> Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel.
>
> Does anyone know what is causing this? The 2.2.14-compact kernel
> installed from the boot-floppies as part of the installation boots
> without any problems. /etc/inittab, /etc/rcS.d, etc., all look normal.
>
> This is a somewhat minimal system (486DX2/66, 16MB) and I assume I
> messed something up in my kernel config after comparing it with one
> which works on my other computer I can't figure out what. I've
> attached .config in case someone can discover the problem.
>
> I also tried installing kernel-image-2.2.14-2 from potato, but it
> reboots in the middle of loading.
>
> --
> Bob Nielsen, N7XY (RN2) nielsen@primenet.com
> Tucson, AZ DM42nh QRP-L #1985 SOC #77 http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
>
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E-Mail: Paul Kallstrom <paul@softracamerica.com>
Date: 02-Apr-2000
Time: 10:30:54
Debian GNU/Linux (Potato) & XFMail
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