Sarge, installed on one moved to another.

NtlgnceAtWork · 09-17-2006, 07:41 PM

I brought my buddys HD over to my place and installed debian with my highspeed internet, When I take it back to his place, it gave me a error about the kernal panic or something like that. Is there a way to rerun the set up on his pc now? or what do I need to do?

I could boot to the install screen on the cd however the Ctrl Alt F1 would not work to go to a prompt? what are some other ways to get to a prompt from a boot that will not complete?

w3bd3vil · 09-17-2006, 07:47 PM

you would want to post an exact error for a better answer. there are several changes that debian has to see here video card, hdds etc.

you could try booting in runlevel 1 or use the rescue mode to get a shell.

NtlgnceAtWork · 09-17-2006, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by w3bd3vil

you would want to post an exact error for a better answer. there are several changes that debian has to see here video card, hdds etc.

you could try booting in runlevel 1 or use the rescue mode to get a shell.

Well I am a newbe, so I dont have a clue what a runlevel is, or rescue mode? if I turn it on I get the grub, how would I enter commands, If I remember right I can hit c.

HappyTux · 09-17-2006, 09:00 PM

A few more details would be nice to have to be able to help you. Like how was the drive connected to the machine eg. master or slave on the cable type of drive, exact error, version of Debian installed .... that sort of thing. If it is a matter of having installed as the second, third .. drive in system now main drive in your friends then at the Grub splash hit the c key to get to its command prompt and use something similar to this.

Code:

root (hd0,?)     <--- Change ? to one less than root partition number eg hda2 is 1, hda3 is 2
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-??? root=/dev/hda? ro   <--- The ? would be actual number in the hda? same idea for TAB below for the ???.
initrd /boot/initrd-???    <-- Hitting TAB key shows available choices after typing in first part to ??? then can keep typing in name.
boot

Now if this is your problem edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file to change the incorrect (hd?,?) and hda? instances in the file and it should boot properly next time.

NtlgnceAtWork · 09-18-2006, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyTux

A few more details would be nice to have to be able to help you. Like how was the drive connected to the machine eg. master or slave on the cable type of drive, exact error, version of Debian installed .... that sort of thing. If it is a matter of having installed as the second, third .. drive in system now main drive in your friends then at the Grub splash hit the c key to get to its command prompt and use something similar to this.

Code:

root (hd0,?)     <--- Change ? to one less than root partition number eg hda2 is 1, hda3 is 2
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-??? root=/dev/hda? ro   <--- The ? would be actual number in the hda? same idea for TAB below for the ???.
initrd /boot/initrd-???    <-- Hitting TAB key shows available choices after typing in first part to ??? then can keep typing in name.
boot

Now if this is your problem edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file to change the incorrect (hd?,?) and hda? instances in the file and it should boot properly next time.

hdb, base system

ide1 slave

grub hd0

The error I do not know yet as he has not returned my message.

HappyTux · 09-18-2006, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NtlgnceAtWork

hdb, base system

ide1 slave

grub hd0

The error I do not know yet as he has not returned my message.

In his machine now or yours during install?? Some more details are going to be necessary to help you.

NtlgnceAtWork · 09-23-2006, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyTux

A few more details would be nice to have to be able to help you. Like how was the drive connected to the machine eg. master or slave on the cable type of drive, exact error, version of Debian installed .... that sort of thing. If it is a matter of having installed as the second, third .. drive in system now main drive in your friends then at the Grub splash hit the c key to get to its command prompt and use something similar to this.

Code:

root (hd0,?)     <--- Change ? to one less than root partition number eg hda2 is 1, hda3 is 2
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-??? root=/dev/hda? ro   <--- The ? would be actual number in the hda? same idea for TAB below for the ???.
initrd /boot/initrd-???    <-- Hitting TAB key shows available choices after typing in first part to ??? then can keep typing in name.
boot

Now if this is your problem edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file to change the incorrect (hd?,?) and hda? instances in the file and it should boot properly next time.

I finally got the error code.. /sbin/init; 432,
can not open
/dev/console
no such file,
kernal panic
attempt to kill init.

This may not be exactly what the error says, as it was relayed over the phone to me.

hope it helps..

HappyTux · 09-23-2006, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NtlgnceAtWork

I finally got the error code.. /sbin/init; 432,
can not open
/dev/console
no such file,
kernal panic
attempt to kill init.

This may not be exactly what the error says, as it was relayed over the phone to me.

hope it helps..

The first hit googling on /sbin/init; 432, says to boot with a live CD and recreate the device in /dev. Do you/your friend have a live CD to boot with and do this?