Hi
Actually I have tried to install linux thru usb (bootable) but error occured kernel panic- not syncing : Attempted to kill init


I searched on google I found that my initrd was not supporitng intel 945 chipsets. For this i downloaded drivers. Its very large file which includes many folders.And now i am not getting which drivers to include in initrd and how to include them as modules. Plz help me out. Its very urgent. Thank you.

Welcome to Linux Questions.

I do not think, you can have any modules
(the files mentioned as drivers in your text)
of that kind in initrd ...
http://wiki.openvz.org/Modifying_ini...s_initrd_image
(What_is_initrd_image)

Please do a little more searching to find out
what the purpose of initrd is.

And please tell, which Linux is used, "name", "version".
http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/...Ask_a_Question

Regards

Hi knudfl,
I am using Fedora 6.
Just tell me how can I make initrd supportive to this type of specifications intel 945 chipset.
Plz do reply and Thanks for the link.

In the link which u gave its written that we have to include some modules and we can see the modules which are been included in initrd. I got the list but its not matching which they have discussed on their article
dm-mirror.ko
dm-mod.ko
dm-snapshot.ko
dm-zero.ko
ehci-hcd.ko
ext3.ko
jbd.ko
sata_via.ko
scsi_mod.ko
sd_mod.ko
usb-storage.ko

Plz can u brief what are the other modules which I have to inlcude in initrd and how to include them. Plz I will be highly grateful.

1) The issue "kernel panic- not syncing" :
Usual reason : wrong disc id in the boot
menu ? ( grub menu.lst ?)

2) The purpose of initrd is to take care
that some modules not included in the kernel
image (vmlinuz..) will be loaded at boot
time.

There is a possibility to generate a new
initrd, if the module is already included
in the system (/lib/modules/2.xx.XX..../)

3) Modules will always have to be compiled
for that particular kernel.
The "Intel 945 stuff" would be part of a
modern kernel image.

4) Fedora 6 is rather old and probably
not supported any more. (No updates
possible)

Suggest : Use Fedora 9, or something
else, all new Linux's have the 945
support.

Regards

Thanks a ton for ur reply
This i know that i have to include modules which supports intel 945 chipset in initrd.
I have downlaoded the drivers for intel 945 chipset but I m not able to know that which of them has to be included??
Can u plz tell me that how can I recognise that this are the drivers that has to be included.
And one more thing I m new to linux.
so plz consider this before telling me anything.
And ya thanks once again.

One more thing. the actual error which was coming:
Not using MMConfig
mount: error 6 mounting ext2
mount: error 2 mounting none
switchroot:mount failed:22
umount /dev/sda1/failed:2
Kernel Panic-not syncing:Attempted to kill init

I have never seen an error like that, and cannot
help.

Suggest : Start a new thread with the real errors
shown ( in Code or Quote tags )

Or reinstall, this time with any new Linux.
(Fedora 6 (and 7) are obsolete and unsupported,
no updates possible)

Regards

Thanks for ur reply

How do we recognise the parameter value of Modules while installing

How do we recognize the paramter value for modules while installing.
plz do reply

.. # 10, 11
New topic, please start a new thread for this.
Quite unrealistic to expect an answer in an old
thread.

Regards