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From: vda <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua>
To: Bob Poortinga <bobp@savemail.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Upgrade to 2.4.16 produces "Kernel panic: No init found"
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 11:41:02 -0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <01121111410200.01012@manta> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3C150FD8.290BCBEC@savemail.com>
In-Reply-To: <3C150FD8.290BCBEC@savemail.com>

On Monday 10 December 2001 17:41, Bob Poortinga wrote:
> Hello kernel gurus,
>
> I have searched the list archives and google'd myself silly, but I
> can't seem to find a solution to my problem.
>
> I am trying to update my 2.4.3 kernel (Mandrake 8.0 distro) to 2.4.16.
> I did a 'make oldconfig' with my old .config file and added ext3 kernel
> support in addition to ext2.  My root fs is ext2 (as are all my fs).
> The new kernel boots but panics when it tries to mount the root fs.
> Here is the error:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Mounting /proc filesystem
> Creating root device
> Mounting root filesystem
> pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed: 2
> Freeing unused kernel memory: 216k freed
> Kernel panic: No init found.  Try passing init= option to kernel.

Using initrd I guess?
Please describe your boot process.

Initrd support broke between 2.4.10 and 2.4.12, it does not like romfs and 
minix initrds anymore. I have a testcase.
--
vda

  reply	other threads:[~2001-12-11  9:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-12-10 19:41 Upgrade to 2.4.16 produces "Kernel panic: No init found" Bob Poortinga
2001-12-11 13:41 ` vda [this message]
2001-12-11 13:10   ` Joy Almacen
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-12-11 16:07 Tyler BIRD
2001-12-11 15:47 ` Joy Almacen

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