Kernel panic: No init found?

whatusername · 12-10-2006, 02:06 AM

Hello, I am trying to currently install Slackware 11 on my laptop. However, whenever I try to get past the first part of the installer (choosing the kernel), I get an error message saying:

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Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel.

Here are the last few messages (in case they are of any help):

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EXT2-fs error (device ramdisk(1,0)): ext2_check_page: bad entry in directory #443: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=0, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0
EXT2-fs error (device ramdisk(1,0)): ext2_check_page: bad entry in directory #351: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1024, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0

jiml8 · 12-10-2006, 02:15 AM

There is something wrong with your initrd.img file. Exactly what, I cannot say. Looks like corruption, based on the error messages.

whatusername · 12-10-2006, 02:41 AM

Ah, I'll try creating a new .iso with a correct initrd.img file then. I'll report back with the results.

whatusername · 12-10-2006, 07:00 PM

Ah, yes it seemed to be a corrupt initrd.img file. I'm installing it right now, cheers!

jiml8 · 12-11-2006, 12:50 AM

Glad it worked out.