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

[Frans de waal]

I usually had the same after loading a custom build kernel...is it possible
to boot in cli and do a update?


On Friday, 21 March 2014, Quintin van Rooyen <quintin.vanrooyen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
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