[pocket-linux] Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init=

[David Horton]

> Hi,
> 
> After compiling the kernel and creating the boot and root disk as per the 
> instuctions in the latest Pocket Linux, I get the error message
> 
> Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel
> 
> Even though I had entered
> 
> boot: bootdisk init=/bin/sh
> 
> bash is installed as described on the rootdisk, and there there is a
symlink 
> to bash. I also tried boot: bootdisk init=/bin/bash with the same results.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> Peter
> 
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Peter,

It appears that you have done everything correctly.  Check for any
typographical errors in lilo.conf.  If that does not fix it I would
suggest downloading the kernel and root disk images from
http://my.core.com/~dhorton/linux/pocket/ and using them to narrow down
the problem.  Try using the downloaded root disk with your kernel and
also try the downloaded kernel with your root disk.  That should help
you figure out which of the diskettes is causing the problem.

Dave