Kernel panic: no init found. Try passing init= option to ker

[surya]

hi all

i was trying to recompile my kernel with NTFS suport. i tried the following
steps


cd /usr/src/linux2.4
make clean
make menuconfig
make dep
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmLinuz-2.4.9
cd /boot
/sbin/mkinitrd initrd-2.4.9.img 2.4.9

added entry of the new kernel to grub.conf and rebooted.
now i am getting the following errors;

mounting /proc filesystem
creating block devices
mounting root filesystem
mount : erro 19 mounting exts
pivotroot : pivot_root (/sysroot, /sysroot/initrd) failed:2
umount /initrd/proc failed :2
freeing unused kernel memory : 128k freed
Kernel panic: no init found. Try passing init= option to kernel


can anyone help me. i am in deep trouble.

[gwalters]

As the error says: pass a init level to the kernel. Assuming you have grub open up /boot/grub/menu.1st and add 'init=3' to the options in the config like:

kernel (hd0,0)/boot/linux-2.6.8 root=/dev/hda1 idebus=66 init=3

Best way to do that would be to use a livecd like the gentoo cd. Good luck.

[duand]

As the error says: pass a init level to the kernel. Assuming you have grub open up /boot/grub/menu.1st and add 'init=3' to the options in the config like:

kernel (hd0,0)/boot/linux-2.6.8 root=/dev/hda1 idebus=66 init=3

Best way to do that would be to use a livecd like the gentoo cd. Good luck.

What does this "idebus=66 init=3" mean?
Are they mandatory? or optional?

[gwalters]

the 'idebus=66' is optional, its just an option i forgot to remove for the post. the 'init=3' in NOT optional. it is the bit thats solving your problem.

"Kernel panic: no init found. Try passing init= option to kernel "

by 'init=3' we are passing an init= option to the kernel

[maybe2077]

i'm having the same issue but with lilo, what is the name of the file for lilo

[sarumont]

i'm having the same issue but with lilo, what is the name of the file for lilo

/etc/lilo.conf

Remember to run /sbin/lilo after you edit your lilo.conf.

[Stormblazer]

You don't need to a LiveCD for Grub, it has built-in editing (unlike LILO). Just press 'e' for edit. I don't think that makes the changes permanent, so once you're booted, make sure to change them permanently by editing the file.

[a1eio]

i get that message al the time now, the first time i got my hands on mandrake 10.1 i installed it on a parition and everything wen't great, i rebooted, selected linux from the graphic lilo menu, and bam it smacked me with - Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel
aaaaa i cried i don't mean to sound thick but i didn't really understand the passing option to kernal thingy, without being to blunt...what do i do to fix it??
thanks in advance
a1eio

EDIT: I Think i get it now, i'll just go try it

[yellowzinc]

Hi,

This might be slightly off topic. But when I tried to add a init parameter to my grub file mandriva linux wouldn't load - crashed on boot with a kernel panic really didn't like that init parameter.

I originally wanted to control run levels via grub menus.

I then found I could do this -

kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 resume=/dev/hda5 splash=silent vga=788 rhgb quiet X

X being the run level. Now I can boot up on either run level 3 or 5 with two meu entries.

I don't understand how this fixed it but it did. Now I have to work backwards and understand how rhgb overrides my /etc/inittab file. And what the heck quiet means.