Is there anything I can do (kernel panic)?

Scorper · 05-12-2005, 07:15 AM

Well today I started linux, and it started booting, then suddenly it says:

/sbin/init:431: Cannot open /dev/console: No such file
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

I don't have any idea what could have caused this, it seemed to work fine when I last used it :S

So is there anything I can do?

Thoreau · 05-12-2005, 07:18 AM

boot to another kernel.

Scorper · 05-12-2005, 02:46 PM

I only have one installed :/

freakyg · 05-13-2005, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Scorper
Well today I started linux, and it started booting, then suddenly it says:

what would really help is this.......... what distro you are using??

Scorper · 05-13-2005, 01:33 PM

Hmm it seems that I forgot to mention that, I'm using Debian.

Btw. I have grub and it has an option called "Kernel xxxxxxx (Recovery mode)" would that be of any help?

Valhalla · 05-13-2005, 02:41 PM

Boot with a rescue CD, chroot into your root partition, and install another kernel. It would be useful if you had it pre-compiled on something like a floppy or a usb memory stick. You would copy it onto your /boot and update your grub manually. You might be able to copy one right off your Debian disk, I know it comes with several 2.4's