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Old 02-01-2011
Kernel Panic Error

Hi Guys,

I'm working with a down RedHat Server. Whenever the server tries to boot, there's an error stating:

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

In addition to this, the "Caps Lock" and "Scroll Lock" lights start flashing. The server doesn't boot pass this screen. I tried entering grub in single user mode, but it boots to the same prompt. I boot the server to a Knoppix CD and verified menu.lst file is in the /boot/grub/ directory. Now I'm stuck. Anyone has a way out?

---------- Post updated at 10:31 PM ---------- Previous update was at 07:28 PM ----------

I fixed it. For some reason all of the disks in /etc/fstab got changed to sda when it should be hda. Once I make the correction, everything started as it should.
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Old 02-18-2011
was there any activity carried out before rebooting the system... i faced this when upgraded the VMWare tools of the RedHat VM
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