Kernel Panic - no init found...

[bala chandar]

I think you need not install lilo or grub. boot the system with the
previsous kernel and then configure the grub and specify the root path
correctly in that.


On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 15:14:32 +0000 (GMT), Anish Mathew
<nedumannilanish at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> hi bob
> u need to create a ram disk image for ur new kernel.
> if ur kernel version is 2.6.0
> create the image using
> mkinitrd /boot/initrd.2.6.0.img 2.6.0
> 
> if ur using lilo as boot loader edit /etc/lilo.con and add
> initrd=/boot/initrd.2.6.0.img for ur new kernel
> save and exit
> run lilo -v to reinstall lilo.
> 
> anish.
> 
> 
> 
> Bob Metelsky <bobmetelsky at comcast.net> wrote:
> Im having a difficult time implementing a new kernel
> 
> I do
> bzip2 -dc linux-2.6.0.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
> make menuconfig
> make bzImage
> make modules
> make modules_install
> make install
> 
> Researching my error I found this
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-November/msg03120.html
> 
> "
> 2. Navigate through the menus: "Device Drivers -> Block Devices"
> 3. Enable "RAM disk support", and "Initial RAM disk (initrd) support"
> 4. Enable any other kernel stuff you want/need.
> 5. Run "make", then (as root) "make modules_install", and "make install"
> 
> The "make install" will create your initrd and add the appropriate
> stanza in your /boot/grub/grub.conf.
> make install
> "
> I do not run the original "make" but rather make bzImage
> 
> This does exactly that
> the new kernel and image are copied to /boot
> grub is "automagically" edited
> but... I still end up with the "kernel panic no init found - Try
> passing init= to kernel"
> 
> Any Ideas what i may be doing wrong?
> 
> Thanks
> Bob
> 
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