On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 07:38:38AM -0700, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * M.Oner <[email protected]> [2009-04-08 12:52]: > > but instead of using uimage of initrd, I have added "root=/dev/sdb1 rw" > > to bootargs, where sdb1 is a partition where I have unpacked (gzip+cpio) > > initrd.gz with Debian's netinstall. > > > > My ARM machine (Lacie NAS) loads kernel perfectly, but startup process > > ends here: > > > > [...] > > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) on device 8:17. > > Freeing init memory: 136K > > Setting up filesystem, please wait ... > > pivot_root: Not a directory > > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! > > afaik initramfs-tools expects a ramdisk and doesn't work with a > filesystem on disk.
aboves message is *not* from initramfs-tools, but from the kernel itself, when you see aboves you have no initramfs loaded yet at all. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
