linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.23-rc1-git3 init failure

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Date:	Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:46:55 +0100
From:	Sid Boyce <g3vbv@...eyonder.co.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-rc1-git3 init failure

Michal Piotrowski wrote:
> Hi Sid,
>
> On 29/07/07, Sid Boyce <g3vbv@...eyonder.co.uk> 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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