On Sun, 12 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> I would assume if I couldnt figure out my (Localname.localserver) password or loging
> name, I couldnt continue. That is why I posed the question. I reinstalled Linux
> again, but removed anything that pertains to networking, internet, email, and other
> stuff like that. I get a new error at boot up. It is as follows:
>
> Freeing unused Kernel memory: 48K freed
> Warning:Unable to open an initial console
> Kernel Panic: No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel
>
> It then just sits there.
>
> Is this serious or do I just neet to change something. If it isnt one thing...it is
> another. The first computer I installed Linux on, went it without a hitch. This one
> is driving me nuts.
>
Ok...I had this problem. It has to do with where you told Mandrake to
boot from. What's your /etc/lilo look like? Can you even load up with
a boot disk? Did you MAKE a boot disk during install??? If not, you
may have to reinstall one more time, MAKING SURE TO MAKE A BOOT DISK!
:-)
The problem I had, fortunately, was a minor one, because I had a boot
disk. Fortunately, my tech figured out where I'd mucked things up. I
was telling Mandrake to boot from /dev/hda1 instead of /dev/hda5
which is where everything but the kernel was!
Make sure your /etc/lilo is pointing to the correct place for the
rest of your stuff.
In my system, lilo says "boot=/dev/hda"
BUT "root=/dev/hda5" which is where I was going wrong!
