On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 11:11:31PM -0500, Daniel Taylor wrote: > > > On Mon, 2 Jul 2001 ming at mongo.evil-overlords.com wrote: > > > Here is my lilo.conf > > > > # LILO configuration file > > # generated by 'liloconfig' > > # > > # Start LILO global section > > append="init=/dev/sda1" > ^^^^^^^^^^ > I would actually take this whole line out, but the underlined portion is > your problem. This should be a path in the FS of the root partition if you > specify it at all. (ie. init=/sbin/init or init=/bin/bash) There should not be any init='' line for a normal boot. > > boot = /dev/sda > > #compact # faster, but won't work on all systems. > > # delay = 5 > > vga = normal # force sane state > > # ramdisk = 0 # paranoia setting > > # End LILO global section > > # Linux bootable partition config begins > > image = /vmlinuz > > root = /dev/sda1 > > label = Linux > > read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking > > >> OK not really sure what I am missing here but I compile a kernel, 2.2.18, > > >> and I keep getting kernel panics saying > > >> > > >> Kernel Panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel. > > >> > > >> I take it this is a line I should add to lilo.conf but not sure what option > > >> its talking about. Any info would be appreciated. It might also mean that your root partition is toasted. Try booting with a rescue floppy and do a fsck on /dev/sda1. florin -- "you have moved your mouse, please reboot to make this change take effect" 41A9 2BDE 8E11 F1C5 87A6 03EE 34B3 E075 3B90 DFE4