From: "Stephane GARIN" <sgarin@sgarin.com>
To: "'Jeremy Jackson'" <jerj@coplanar.net>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: 2.2.19pre - Kernel Panic: no init found
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:51:23 +0100
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I checked this but there is no error in my lilo configuration file. root
value is the same for my images /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18 (label=linux) and
/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.19pre (label=linuxpre).

All it's ok if I boot on "linux" but I have this Kernel panic if I boot on
"linuxpre". I used the same .config file (of 2.2.18 kernel) to make my new
2.2.19pre16 kernel.

I  have lot of partitions (8). The order is :

/dev/hda1  (mounted on /boot)
/dev/hda2  (extended)
/dev/hda5  (mounted on /usr)
/dev/hda6  (mounted on /home)
/dev/hda7  (swap)
/dev/hda8  (mounted on /)
/dev/hda9  (mounted on /tmp)
/dev/hda10 (mounted on /var)

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
[mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org]On Behalf Of Jeremy Jackson
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 5:18 PM
To: Stephane GARIN
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.2.19pre - Kernel Panic: no init found


Stephane GARIN wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I tried with init=/bin/sh but no success. I download a 2.2.18 Kernel and I
> use patch 2.2.19pre16 but no success too... I don't know why there is this
> error with this 2.2.19 kernel but not with my 2.2.18 kernel. I'm ready to
> send all technical information about my computer (PIII 650 with 256Mb and
a
> ABIT BX133-RAID mothercard).

looks like you have a lot of partitions.  maybe the kernel isn't using the
right one
for root filesystem? if using LILO to boot, make sure root= line for your
new
kernel is the same as old one.  if using redhat on a large disk, it will set
up

the first partition as /boot filesystem, so kernel will mount it ok, but
won't
find any programs like init or sh on it.

Let me know how this works out.

>
>
> With Regards,
> Stephane Garin
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : James Stevenson
> Envoy? : samedi 3 mars 2001 18:58
> ? : sgarin@sgarin.com
> Objet : Re: 2.2.19pre - Kernel Panic: no init found
>
> Hi
>
> it would mean pass something like
> init=/bin/sh
> not the runlevel you want
>
> In local.linux-kernel-list, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have a kernel panic with the patch 2.2.19pre16 that I test. I use a
> 2.2.18
> >Kernel very well. I used the last patch on this kernel and make my kernel
> >with sames parameters without error message. At the boot, I can see this
:
> >
> >..
> >eth0: RealTek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet at 0xa800, IRQ 10, 00:50:fc:0b:60:70
> >eth1: RealTek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet at 0xac00, IRQ 11, 00:50:fc:1f:c1:98
> >Partition check:
> > hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 hda6 hda7 hda8 hda9 hda10 >
> >Trying to vfree() noexistent vm area (c00f0000)
> >VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
> >Freeing unused kernel memory: 68k freed
> >Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel.
> >
> >
> >
> >I tried to start with init=3 but no change. I send this information on
this
> >mailing list because I think that could be a bug. Sorry if it is a wrong
> >action of me...
> >

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