Re: kernel panic - not syncing. No init found. Try passing init = option to kernel

[Wackojacko <wackojacko32@ntlworld.com>]

Bill Marcum wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 10:13:06PM +0100, wackojacko wrote:
>
> > UPDATE
> >
> > I downloaded the Ubuntu Live CD and tried to chroot into the partition 
> > as follows
> >
> > 	mount -t ext3 /dev/sda2 /mnt
> > 	chroot /mnt
> >
> > and get the error
> >
> > 	chroot: cannot execute '/bin/bash': file not found
> >
> > or something similar.  Tried specifying other commands to no avail.  It 
> > looks like the kernel can't see the underlying command structure, even 
> > though it mounts correctly during boot and from Ubuntu.
> >
> > HELP!
>
> After you mount /dev/sda2, see if /mnt/bin/bash exists; if it does, try 
> "ldd /mnt/bin/bash" and see if the libraries exist in /mnt/lib.

Thanks for the response, /bin/bash was there and the /lib folder was 
untouched afaik.  Bit the bullet and reinstalled over the weekend and 
all is well again.

Thanks again

Wackojacko