help for kernel panic
I have a system with Lenny installed from the KDE installer CD. It was
working fine for half a year. Powering it on after being off for two
weeks, it starts to load Lenny then dies with:
Failed to execute /init
can't open auto
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
Call Trace before the panic includes handle_mm_fault and do_page_fault.
I have tried kernel options noapic, nolapic, pci=noacpi with no
difference. I tried resetting the BIOS.
memtest86+ passes (Dual Core AMD, 2GB memory, ASUS M3A78 PRO
motherboard).
grml dies in grml mode but works in failsafe mode. There I ran e2fsck
-pcv on the root (including /boot) partition showing no problems.
Similarly, sysrescuecd also dies but works in rescue vga=normal mode.
I tried graphical rescue mode from the installer cd. It allowed me to
launch a shell from my root partition. Strangely enough mount claims
that the other partitions are mounted, but they are not until I su and
manually mount them. Then I was able to run aptitude showing:
iA linux-image-2.6.26-1-686
Version 2.6.26-13
The md5sum of /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 is
824cfba2eac12d0c09747c0bd3426e4e
At this point, I don't know how to tell if this is a motherboard
hardware problem or a disk file corruption. Does anyone have a
suggestion for further diagnosis?
Does the installer cd load the identical kernel that it installs or is
it some different/reduced version?
Is it possible to do a selective reinstallation of just the boot
sensitive files from the installer cd rescue mode?
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