Bug 78055

Summary: kernel panic after up2date of kernel-2.4.18-18.7.x.i686.rpm
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <mvann>
Component: kernelAssignee: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Version: 7.2CC: enpontus, joanchen, katzj
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Description Need Real Name 2002-11-18 15:54:21 UTC
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Description of problem:
Ran up2date (latest version) and let it download and install kernel-2.4.18-
18.7.x.i686.rpm.  After download and install, upon reboot, got following:
mount: error 6 mounting ext3
pivot_root (/sysroot, /sysrootinitrd) failed:2
freeing unused kernel memory: 160k freed
kernel panic: no init found: Try passing init= open to kernel
Rebooted off previous kernel (2.4.18-17.7.x) and booted OK.
Using lilo as boot loader.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.4.18-18.7.x.i686.rpm

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.reboot systeme
2.select 2.4.18-18.7.x kernel
3.
	

Actual Results:  kernel panic: no init found

Expected Results:  normal boot with new kernel

Additional info:

Comment 1 Arjan van de Ven 2002-11-18 15:58:45 UTC
pivot_root (/sysroot, /sysrootinitrd) failed:2

that line just looks wrong, any ideas Jeremy ?

Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2002-11-18 16:25:58 UTC
Not unless mkinitrd has been modified by hand or they have some sort of fs
corruption...  from mkinitrd

echo "pivot_root /sysroot /sysroot/initrd" >> $RCFILE


Comment 3 Need Real Name 2002-11-18 16:46:23 UTC
mea culpa, the incorrect "pivot_root" line was a typo on my part.
The correct message is indeed:
pivot_root (/sysroot, /sysroot/initrd) failed: 2



Comment 4 Bugzilla owner 2004-09-30 15:40:12 UTC
Thanks for the bug report. However, Red Hat no longer maintains this version of
the product. Please upgrade to the latest version and open a new bug if the problem
persists.

The Fedora Legacy project (http://fedoralegacy.org/) maintains some older releases, 
and if you believe this bug is interesting to them, please report the problem in
the bug tracker at: http://bugzilla.fedora.us/