Re: Kernel panic: initramfs problem?

[Mike Bird <mgb-debian@yosemite.net>]

On Mon May 12 2008 01:14:04 Bill wrote:
> run-init: making initramfs contents: Directory not empty
> kernel-panic: not syncing : attempted to kill init!
>
> Can anyone be of help diagnosing this problem. Any pointers
> links or suggestions as to the cause much appreciated.

First thing I'd check is that the initramfs built successfully.
We've had a number of failures over the years where the /boot
partition became full and the resulting initramfs was corrupt.
Check, for example, that the initramfs is about the same size
as other initramfs's in /boot or on similar systems.

--Mike Bird