kernel panic

athenerx · 03-13-2002, 07:20 PM

I just install mandrake 8.1 while the computer was in the process of rebooting, it display a message saying kernel panic.
this is the message.
<0>kernel panic:attempted to kill init! e2 03 23 04 95 co f6 26][<c0105000>]

the computer stop thr reboot process, so I have to reinstall the operating system again.

has anyone knows why the computer display kernel panic and please tell me what to do next time.

sincerely, climt

Mara · 03-14-2002, 03:44 PM

This kind of error usually happens if software was not properly downloaded. If the problem happens the second time, I think there was a transmission error during download or you've got a broken cd.
You can check downloaded files using md5sum.
md5sum filename
and you compare the result with a file you've downloaded with the program (they are usually in the same directory, md5sum file is called "MD5SUM")