Ext3 users - Apr 2002 - Kernel Panic

I have just installed Redhat 7.2 on a P3 with adaptec 2400A IDE RAID. After
many attempts with the partitions, I have finally managed to install but not
get the following error on boot:

creatig root device
mounting root filesystem
error mounting ext3
pivotroot:pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd)failed:2
freeing unused kernel memory :220k freed
kernel panic: no init found. try passing init=option to kernel


as I am not a linux expert by any streatch of the imagination, any help
would be greatly appreciated.


Many Thanks,

Grant Lyons

Hi,

On Sun, Apr 07, 2002 at 06:27:30PM +0100, liz lyns
wrote:
> I have just installed Redhat 7.2 on a P3 with adaptec 2400A IDE RAID. After
> many attempts with the partitions, I have finally managed to install but
not
> get the following error on boot:
> 
> creatig root device
> mounting root filesystem
> error mounting ext3
> pivotroot:pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd)failed:2
> freeing unused kernel memory :220k freed
> kernel panic: no init found. try passing init=option to kernel
Check that you've got the root directory right in your boot config ---
this looks like you don't have the /initrd directory present on the
root filesystem that the kernel has been given.

Cheers,
 Stephen

Hi,

I appears you are using initrd to boot and the new root file system 
being changed to does not have /sbin/init (sysvinit) of /bin/sh. This 
messages comes from init/main.c in the kernel. See below. Fix the rootfs.
Else send more information on compile options, command, environment and 
somebody might be able to help

Amit

	if (execute_command)
		execve(execute_command,argv_init,envp_init);
	execve("/sbin/init",argv_init,envp_init);
	execve("/etc/init",argv_init,envp_init);
	execve("/bin/init",argv_init,envp_init);
	execve("/bin/sh",argv_init,envp_init);
	panic("No init found.  Try passing init= option to kernel.");



liz lyns wrote:
> I have just installed Redhat 7.2 on a P3 with adaptec 2400A IDE RAID. After
> many attempts with the partitions, I have finally managed to install but
not
> get the following error on boot:
> 
> creatig root device
> mounting root filesystem
> error mounting ext3
> pivotroot:pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd)failed:2
> freeing unused kernel memory :220k freed
> kernel panic: no init found. try passing init=option to kernel
> 
> 
> as I am not a linux expert by any streatch of the imagination, any help
> would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> Many Thanks,
> 
> Grant Lyons
> 
> 
> 
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