Re: 2.6.23-rc1-git3 init failure

[Sid Boyce]

Michal Piotrowski wrote:
> Hi Sid,
>
> On 29/07/07, Sid Boyce <g3vbv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> >  > Boot failure on x86_64 (64X2), says it can't find init, specifically
> >  > /init. 2.6.23-rc1-git1 boots and runs successfully. I haven't tried
> >  > -git2. I shall reboot on 2.6.23-rc1-git3 tomorrow and record the full
> >  > message.
> >  > Strings from vmlinux in both the above:-
> >  >
> >  > Kernel alive
> >  > /dev/console
> >  > <4>Warning: unable to open an initial console.
> >  > <4>Failed to execute %s
> >  > <4>Failed to execute %s.  Attempting defaults...
> >  > /sbin/init
> >  > /etc/init
> >  > /bin/init
> >  > /bin/sh
> >  > No init found.  Try passing init= option to kernel.
> >  >
> >  > Tried option "init=/sbin/init" and got the same failure.
> >  > Regards
> >  > Sid.
> >
> > I see the sam problem with 2.6.23-rc1-git5.
> >
> > Freeing unused kernel memory: 236k freed
> > failed to execute /init
> > kernel panic - not syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option to
> > kernel
> >
> > Copying /sbin/init to / results in the same error.
> > openSUSE 10.3Alpha6plus
> > # rpm -qf /sbin/init
> > sysvinit-2.86-90
> >     
>
> Please read chapter 4.1 and 4.5
> http://www.stardust.webpages.pl/files/handbook/handbook-en-0.3-rc1.pdf
>
> It should be very simple
>
> git-bisect start
> git-bisect bad
> git-bisect good 0de085bb474f64e4fdb2f1ff3268590792648c7b
>
> and so on and so forth
>
>   
> > Regards
> > Sid.
> >     
>
> Regards,
> Michal
>
>   
Looks like a job for the weekend.
Regards
Sid.

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