Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

[the_fifo]

Hi all,

I try to move my Linux Mandrake 2007.0 on new PC (all devices changed, motherboard, Graphics, Network ...)

Creating root device
Trying to resume from /dev/sda5
Unable to access resume device (/dev/sda5)
Mounting root filesystem /dev/root
mount: error 6 mounting ext3 flags defaults
well, retrying without the option flags
mount: error 6 mounting ext3
well, retrying read-only without any flag
mount: error 6 mounting ext3
Switching to new root
ERROR opening /dev/console!!!!: 2
unmounting old /proc
unmounting old /sys
switchroot: mount failed 22
Initrd finished
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

Can you help me ?

PS :
By the way, the original disk is larger than new disk but changing type of disk.
hda to sda (sata)

Thanks,

The_fifo

[likwid]

You should have just backed up your home and reinstalled linux on the new machine.

[the_fifo]

All right, but i have also some library and deamons installed...
How can backed up those services ?

Thanks,

the_fifo

[likwid]

You need to boot to a rescue environment and salvage the configuration and data files th at you need to an NFS or SMB volume. I suggest you then blow away the system completely. After that is all done carefully start restoring configuration and data, testing thoroughly along the way that nothing is getting broken.