[ubuntu-za] Kernel panic on fresh install - not syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option

[Quintin van Rooyen]

Hi List.

I have a bit of a conundrum.

Fresh install of Trusty Tahir on a working machine, and on reboot after
install I get "Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found. Try passing init=
option"

Why Trusty Tahir? Saucy won't install, not even boot into live, I get
kicked out to initramfs.

Is the hardware faulty?

Nope, I am running 12.10 on it (it is the family computer) and I wanted to
re-install on a new hard drive.

I decided on install instead of upgrade because if something went pear
shaped I have a working machine while attempting to sort it out.

What I have tried:

1 - Different hard drives
2 - Different SATA settings in the bios: IDE, AHCI, SATA Enhanced, RAID
mode (last one was a stretch I know)
3 - Various install methods: Install only, Install from live, Install from
live from custom partitioning.
4 - Most forums and help files say I must do a fsck but that is specified
as a fix for a broken system.

Have you guys got any ideas? I don't want to risk a bios update, that will
be a last resort since that may kill my working install.

Thanks in advance!

-- 
Quintin van Rooyen
quintin.vanrooyen at gmail.com
The New SA Geek!
http://g33q.co.za
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