Topic: Kernel Panic : No init found. Try Passing init= option ?????

[msilkjr]

Hello all,

Ive got a the Custom SME distro running on a server and its been running great for a bout 8 months. It locked up today so a did a rebbot on it. Now when it go's to bot it gives me the following MSG....

Kernel Panic : No init found. Try Pasing init= option to kernel

What does this mean and how can I get it booted to retrive info in the ibays that is not backed up.

THanks

[Mumm-Ra]

Try putting the message into google.
Come up with too much to stuff to put here.

Have you change anything lately? Add new hardware? Installed new rpm's?

A little more info on what your system is will help

[cc_skavenger]

did you try upgrading the kernel to 2.6.X??  I am having this problem when I try to update my kernel to 2.6.9.  

just my $0.02.

Marco

[TrevorB]

Did you delete the /initrd directory (thinking that it shouldn't have been there and was empty anyway)?

If yes, create it with ownership root:root & chmod of 0755.

Trevor B

[msilkjr]

I have done nothing to the system no upgrades or files deleted. It locked up so I rebooted it now it wont even boot up all the way, it hangs I get the SME splash screen then it gives me the MSG above.

[RavenIV]

try to boot a knoppix-CD and repair the filesystem.
e2fsck /dev/hda1

cheers

[markehle]

Make sure that you still have an /initrd directory. This directory is empty, but the server will not boot without it.

Mark