--- Mithun Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > --- Sharad Birmiwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > if you are trying to boot the machine without any > ram and getting > > that > > error, please correct me if i am wrong, it could > be because 2.4 > > kernels try > > to load initrd onto a ram-drive first. > > > On 11/2/05, Manish Popli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > I m using 2.4.21-4.Elsmp kernel.it > <http://kernel.it> > > <http://kernel.it> > > > went down suddenly and > > > when i reboot, it was not able to found the boot > record.. > > > after that i plughed out a slot of 512mb ram > from it and tryed to > > boot > > > it..M/c got start but i was facing the error... > > > *Kernel* *panic*: *no* *init* *found*. Try > passing *init*= option > > Firstly a PC can not boot without RAM. Since the PC > seems to have > powered up and the boot loader also got loaded I am > assuming there is > some sort of damage to the hard disk. I would > recommed a backup disk be > created and then you should start looking at what > you can retrieve from > the damaged hard disk. > > The other reason the boot loader would be confused > are: > > 1. Extensive filesystem damage - you are better off > with the backup > disk in any case then > 2. Power went off before lilo could write to the > boot sector - only > valid if you were playing with lilo and only if lilo > couldnt write > before power went off. > 3. If you use grub then /boot/grub folder or > /boot/grub/grub.conf or > /boot/grub/menu.1st on Debian got corrupt. > > Do note if power wasnt the culprit then either the > kernel was non > standard or the motherboard is dying on you. > > > > Mithun > > > > __________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Hi, If all you want to do is recover data from the hard disk, boot off knoppix and mount the hard disk partition and copy it elsewhere. catch ya later (Ive gotta UnWire Life!!!) shiv __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
