[ale] Kernel Panic: No init found. Try passing init= to kernel.? ? ? ? ?

[Christopher Fowler]

Permissions, library issues.  Why is the normal init not being ran, even
if you place it on the command line?


On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 09:24, Courtney Thomas wrote:
> James,
> 
> I get the same error message,...........
> 
> 	Kernel Panic: No init found. Try passing init= to kernel.
> 
> Coupla questions:
> 
> 	init is supposed to run from the root floppy not the boot floppy, right ?
> 
> 	passing init= to the kernel means.... at bootup, when you type in 
> rescue, is when init= is entered, right ?
> 
>   e.g.
> 
> boot: rescue init=/bin/init
> 
> I have no idea why my init script is not found&run,
> 
> Courtney
> 
> 
> 
> 
> James P. Kinney III wrote:
> > So what happens if you boot with 
> > linux init=/bin/init
> > 
> > On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 08:58, Courtney Thomas wrote:
> > 
> >>Thank you for replying. I was embarassed to bother you again.
> >>
> >>I've already tried your suggestion. The particulars:
> >>
> >>/bin/init			;init location
> >>/bin/ash			;ash shell
> >>ln -s /bin /sbin		;pointer to sbin
> >>ln -s /bin/ash /bin/sh		;pointer to sh
> >>
> >>#!/bin/ash 
> >>		;init script
> >>echo Finally make it !
> >>/bin/ash
> >>
> >>I see that you indicate init is in /sbin. On RH6.1 it's in /bin. Is that 
> >>my error ?
> >>
> >>Appreciatively, and now desperately,
> >>Courtney
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>James P. Kinney III wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Try making a symlink called /sbin/init that points to /bin/ash. init
> >>>should be an executable. It can be a shell script.
> >>>
> >>>On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 21:11, Courtney Thomas wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Greetings !
> >>>>
> >>>>I am getting this message at attempted bootup under RedHat6.1 
> >>>>[2.2.12-20], even though init is in /lib.
> >>>>
> >>>>Must both shared objects be present for init to run at all ?
> >>>>
> >>>>I have /bin/sh -> /bin/ash.
> >>>>
> >>>>What could be the problem ?
> >>>>
> >>>>Thank you.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> 
> 
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