Re: kernel panic - no init found
replace the scsi disk, boot from the floppy, check dmesg to see what
hardware or anything else is or isn't there, and configure a new kernel
based on what you find.
Rory O'Connor wrote:
>
> welp, i'm not sure if linux will ever boot from my hard disk again! before
> I was having a problem with LILO hanging at "LI", and i deemed it a problem
> with my SCSI drive. I unplugged the SCSI drive, rebooted, and the MBR was
> found and the boot process began...only to end in failure yet again! kernel
> panic: no init found.
>
> I wonder if the panic is due to the scsi not being there. but i really
> don't have any clue as to what it could be. any suggestions?
>
> i can boot from floppy just fine, and I believe it's the same exact kernel
> that's on the HD (i created them both when i installed). If all else fails,
> is there a way to replace the kernel on the HD with the one on the floppy
> that works?
>
> thanks for the help!
>
> rory
>
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