Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 05 Sep 2001 19:50:51 +0200 | From | (Frank Schneider) | Subject | Re: kernel panic, a cry for help |
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oscarcvt@galileo.edu schrieb: > > ive started with a rescue disk, /sbin/init is present, lilo.conf seems fine, > where might i go next? >
Is /sbin/init executable ?
Check it with ls: ls -l /sbin/init should get you -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 26876 Jun 21 20:58 /sbin/init
Is it the correct file ? Compare it against another maschine or copy it from there (same Distribution, save the old file)
Try giving the Kernel a parameter at bootime: at the LILO-Prompt, press <tab>, then enter the imagename followed by the parameter, e.g. "linux init=/bin/bash" The kernel should boot up and give you a single (root-) shell.
Uses the kernel the right root-device ? If not, give it to him at boottime like the init=Stuff: "root=/dev/hda1" says the kernel to mount /dev/hda1 as rootdevice ("/") and search on this device for "init".
Solong.. Frank.
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