RH 8.0 Boot error?

[Killer]

I get this error:

Kernel Panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel

I have a dual boot sys with 2 hds, 1 with XP and Server 2000, and the other with RH8 ( which is on the 1st ide).... I get passed the grub bootloader then I hit the error above..

I'm a newb so can you help? Post exactly what I have to do to fix this...

thanks

[l_Kriss]

in lilo, tro passing:

Linux init=/bin/bash and see if that works, or else you can boot up with the kernel on your redhat cd and compile in a new kernel.

[Killer]

I have grub not lilo installed...

and I dont know where I would type init=/sbin/bash.... theres no place for me to type that...

Still need help ...

Thanks

[Dolda2000]

If you use GRUB, select the menu option with which you usually boot, and enter edit mode by pressing 'e'. Then select the line beginning with "kernel" and add "init=/bin/sh" to it.

[xdavex]

I had the same problem, I tried typing init=/bin/bash before, after, and the only line for the kernel line. It didn't seem to work for me. Any other ideas, or is my hard drive gone?

[Dolda2000]

Have any of you two switched bus locations of your IDE hard drives?

[xdavex]

The only thing I switched was the ribbons that came with the new motherboard. Could that make a difference?

[Dolda2000]

That depends. Did you switch your primary and secondary busses? Ie. not just replaced the cables, but switched their positions?

[Killer]

I have 2 HD on 2 diff IDEs ( 120 gig on IDE 1 and 60 on IDE 0). Before I had a 1.4 gig with Mandrake running fine on IDE 1. I kicked out the 1.6 and put the 60 in, but on IDE 0.

Yeah, the init=/bin/bash or /sbin/init or /sbin/sh or bash didnt work.

[Dolda2000]

What did you do with the mandrake installation on the old HDD? Did you just copy it to the new 60 GB HDD? In any case, which drives were/are masters and slaves on the busses?