Folks - I'm sure others have come across this but I can't see the solution in the archives, so all help welcomed.
On my box (2*Xeon, SATA HD), I've been running 2.4.27-1-686-smp and thought it's about time to move to 2.6 so I did a sudo apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp and rebooted but now get a kernel panic with this kernel, along the lines of pivot_root: No such file or directory /sbin/init: 432: cannot open dev/console: No such file Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempt to kill init! Any ideas? My grub menu.lst (below) uses initrd and I'm wondering if that's part of the problem. I also note that $ ls -lt /initrd* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Jul 18 10:54 /initrd.img -> boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686-smp lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 Nov 12 2004 /initrd.img.old -> boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-1-686-smp which doesn't quite seem to match up the grub/menu.lst: # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. # # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 5 # Pretty colours color cyan/blue white/blue ## password ['--md5'] passwd # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret password --md5 $1$qQ.rd0$wiHMnIUNnhVMeuxGAKXzp/ # # examples # # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 # root (hd0,0) # makeactive # chainloader +1 # # title Linux # root (hd0,1) # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro # # # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs ## ## Start Default Options ## ## default kernel options ## default kernel options for automagic boot options ## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro # kopt=root=/dev/hde2 ro ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd0,7) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=true ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. lockalternative=true ## lockalternative=false # lockalternative=false ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery mode) single # altoptions=(recovery mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## ## End Default Options ## title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-686-smp root (hd0,7) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686-smp root=/dev/hde2 ro initrd /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686-smp savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-686-smp (recovery mode) root (hd0,7) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686-smp root=/dev/hde2 ro single initrd /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686-smp savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-1-686-smp root (hd0,7) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.27-1-686-smp root=/dev/hde2 ro initrd /initrd.img-2.4.27-1-686-smp savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-1-686-smp (recovery mode) root (hd0,7) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.27-1-686-smp root=/dev/hde2 ro single initrd /initrd.img-2.4.27-1-686-smp savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-1-386 root (hd0,7) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.27-1-386 root=/dev/hde2 ro initrd /initrd.img-2.4.27-1-386 savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-1-386 (recovery mode) root (hd0,7) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.27-1-386 root=/dev/hde2 ro single initrd /initrd.img-2.4.27-1-386 savedefault boot ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian # ones. title Other operating systems: root # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS # on /dev/hde1 title Windows NT/2000/XP root (hd0,0) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
