Mounting error upon boot

"Tom Olson" <[email protected]> Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:33:42 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.gentoo.newbies
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I'm installing 1.4rc1, it's a stage one install.=20
Upon reboot, startup stops with:
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             "INIT: version 2.84 booting
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              Gentoo Linux; http://www.gentoo.org
               Copyright....
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               7G  [ ok ]g /proc...
               7G  [ ok ]g devfsd...
               7G[ oops ]g tmpfs at /mnt/.init.d...
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               * The "mount" command failed with error:
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               * Since this is a critical task, startup cannot continue.
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              Give root passwd.... "
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I told it to continue with a normal boot, it rebooted.
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Now when it reboots I see the message:
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              "Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init=3D option =
to kernel."
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Any obvious, or not so obvious, helpful hints?
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Thanks.
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Tom Olson=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D033314011-25102002>I'm =
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"INIT: version 2.84 booting</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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Gentoo Linux; <A=20
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7G&nbsp; [ ok ]g /proc...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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7G&nbsp; [ ok ]g devfsd...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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7G[ oops ]g tmpfs at /mnt/.init.d...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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* The "mount" command failed with error:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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* Since this is a critical task, startup cannot =
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Give root passwd.... "</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D033314011-25102002>I told =
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continue with a normal boot, it rebooted.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D033314011-25102002>Now =
when it reboots=20
I see the message:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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"Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init=3D option to=20
kernel."</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D033314011-25102002>Any =
obvious, or not=20
so obvious, helpful hints?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D033314011-25102002>Thanks.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><B><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Tom Olson</FONT></B> <BR><FONT =
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