Redhat Linux ES ( 2.4.21-50.Elsmp) Booting Issue

Aurelien Onlabi · 02-02-2011, 03:44 PM

Hi all, I am novice in linux and I have installed linux ES in my previous window desktop it was working fine. I try to make a bootidisk and system is not booting anymore.

Following error I am getting at the booting time.

sda: sda1 sda2 sda3

Loading jbd.0 module
journalled block device driver load
loading ext3.0 module
creating block devices
creating root devices
creating root filesystem

Kjournal strating. commit interval 5 seconds
Ext3-fs mounted filesystem with order data mode.
pivroot

ivot_root (/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd)failed: 2

Freeing unused kernel memory:228k freed
kernel panic: no init found. try passing init=option to kernel.
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Grub version 0.93 (639k lower/ 2594416k upper memory)
checking grub append> ro root=LABEL=hda=ide-scsi.

Can anyone help, please.
I am taking courses and need help for my system at home.

Thank you

xeleema · 02-04-2011, 01:54 AM

Greetingz!
Well for starters I'd suggest you don't use "LABEL", actually specifiy the device.
Secondly, I'd use grub to make sure you're pointing it at the right drive+partition in the first place.
Third, ask your instructor.

There's a nice post on LQ that might help, too.

Aurelien Onlabi · 02-04-2011, 05:34 PM

Thank's xeleema.

I have try both option both option not success.
The first one like you said to use my device which is sda.
second use grub to point to my first driver /dev/sda1 where my /boot is locate.

Something I forgot to say: the only option i have in my case is to use grub interface and don't have commands to create
initrd directory.
keep troubleshooting and i am getting:"Error 19: Linux kernel must be loaded before

Cannot even boot from CD, check the box for any loose cable, no issue was found.

Thank's again.

xeleema · 02-06-2011, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aurelien Onlabi

I have try both option both option not success.
The first one like you said to use my device which is sda.
second use grub to point to my first driver /dev/sda1 where my /boot is locate.

Something I forgot to say: the only option i have in my case is to use grub interface

Okay, so you have a system that boots-up GRUB, and GRUB can load a kernel, but the kernel gives the following error;

Code:

kernel panic: no init found. try passing init=option to kernel.

That really, really, really looks like you've told GRUB to boot the wrong drive, or you have a "root=" line that's messed up.

If you're running RHEL5, then your grub.conf file should look something like this;

Code:

default=0
timeout=10 
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz 
hiddenmenu 
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-2.el5PAE)         
root (hd0,0)         
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-2.el5PAE ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet       
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-2.el5PAE.img

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aurelien Onlabi

Cannot even boot from CD, check the box for any loose cable, no issue was found.

It would be a really good idea if you fixed that. This and other problems are easier to solve if you can boot a Live CD to correct issues. Have you double-checked your BIOS settings to make sure the CD/DVD-ROM drive is a boot device (before it tries the hard drive)?

jairaj.gudha · 02-09-2011, 05:53 AM

you should check your /etc/fatab file because the system is not getting the init.dfile to load.so mount it correctly in fstab file.