> Hi, I've been using debian slink and the 2.0.36 kernel for a while now, > and have just compiled the 2.2.4 kernel. I have my linux partition > (ext2fs) on hda2. When booting the new kernel, it tells me something > like > installed root fiesystem (ext. 2) > kernel panic: can't find init. try passing init= as kernel option. > Init is sitting in /sbin/init, where it should. Anyway, even passing > init= as kernel "command line" via lilo to the kernel doesn't make any > difference. > i have two ideas: 1) all older kernel have a bug in the ext2-fs-driver, which could make your partition unreadable for new kernels, but to be honest, i don't know, which effects the bug has. 2) are you sure, that you mounted the right partition? did you try the root= option? note, that everything, that comes before init= on the kernel command line is dropped (at least by some kernels).
btw: kernel 2.2.4 is not out yet - and won't be for the next three months, from what i've heard. -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! -- Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need.
