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Old 05-29-2008, 02:03 PM   #1
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Unhappy kernel... what have you done ?


hello i am new entry. Sorry for my " idiot " english
I have a big problem ! At backtrack boot i have visualized this message :
Could not find kernel image : linux

Help me !!! PLEASE ....
 
Old 05-29-2008, 02:37 PM   #2
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Welcome to LQ!
Was the checksum OK?If yes,try to burn iso image with another burning software.
If that doesn't help type at the boot line this
Code:
/isolinux/vmlinuz initrd=/isolinux/initrd.img
and then hit enter.

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Old 05-29-2008, 02:38 PM   #3
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Welcome to LQ!!
Please give some details---did it work at one time? What did you change? Give as much detail as you can.
 
Old 05-30-2008, 08:09 AM   #4
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Thanks for welcome.
I have not written backtrack' s iso on the disc, but I extracted and copied the contents on usb support.
I want to just try BT, I have not changed anything on usb support.
 
Old 05-30-2008, 07:14 PM   #5
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When you boot the computer, the first thing that starts up is the boot loader, usually called "Grub," which is responsible for locating the Linux operating-system on your hard-drive and loading it into memory so that it (Linux...) can start to run. Apparently, Grub can't find Linux.

In my experience, this is frequently because the boot-loader is looking in the wrong place. For instance... if you're trying to boot from a USB-stick, but the information on the stick is saying (to Grub...) that the kernel image should be found on (say) a hard drive, where it isn't.

I am not familiar with Backtrack, but perhaps this will be enough to get you started in the right direction.
 
Old 05-31-2008, 03:05 AM   #6
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So,have you tried the code I suggested in post #2 ?
 
  


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