Hi..

On 6/20/09, Lenny M <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi All ,
>
> I am updating the kernel of my debian 'etch'  GNU/Linux system.
> I am getting a kernel Panic:
>
> umount:devfs: not mounted
> mount : unknown filesystem type 'devfs'
> umount: devfs: not mounted
> pivot_root : No such file or directory
> /sbin/init: 432: cannot open dev/console : No such file
> Kernel Panic - not syncing : Attempted to kill init !
>
> Please help me with this.

AFAIK, 2.6 no longer uses devfs. It is now replaced by udev. However,
it's not a simple drop-in replacement. Without further info about your
Debian installation, you probably have to do a lot of upgrade tasks.
Try to consult to Debian mailing list/forum too.

regards,

Mulyadi

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