"no init found. try passing init= bootarg"

[bj8623]

I've been dual booting 10.10 with Windows7 for about a month. Today is the first time I've encountered a serious problem.

This morning, nothing functioned properly after trying to open several programs. The computer seemed to be "frozen", although the mouse was working fine.

I decided to reboot, but then encountered an even bigger problem. It failed to boot and got this message:

no init found. try passing init= bootarg

I searched the forums and found a solution, I think. The problem now is that it requires a Live CD session and I keep getting this:

GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (0)

In case it matters, I didn't install 10.10 from an ISO, I just upgraded from 10.04. Is there a solution for this problem?

[coopstah13]

have you tried selecting alternate kernel? I think you need to hold shift when computer starts up to show grub menu

kernel update could have been a problem

[bj8623]

Yes, I tried all the other kernel versions and recovery modes. Still no luck.

I've tried 3 different live disc as well. Still getting that GLib-WARNING message. Could it be that my HDD has crashed?