Description of problem: DVD update to Fedora 5 from Fedora 2 Failed Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Failed twice. Update was from DVD bought from n-disk.com on july 28 2006 which passed media test twice. Update seemed to go well but on reboot message appeared: "kernel panic - not syncing: attempted to kill init!" New installation (no update) of fc5 from the same DVD worked fine. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Install from CD/DVD drive and follow installation guide 2.Seemed to go well untill reboot 3. Actual results: would not boot. Message: "kernel panic - not syncing: attempted to kill init!" Expected results: booting of fc5 and so on Additional info: When trying to update again from the DVD, the installer reported that fc5 was present. Problem was circumvented by doing a new installation (no update) and this worked fine. No log files available for the problem.
Possibly udev related, hard to tell without logs. It's always advisable to go for eg FC2->FC3->FC4->FC5 or a complete backup & reinstall rather than huge quantum leaps like this. Something nearly always goes wrong.