/sbin/init /etc/init /bin/sh /etc/sh And you guys should be using /bin/sh instead of hardcoding /bin/bash. What if you wanted to switch the Korn or c shell? Obviously some scripts use shell specific features but that's not most stuff - especially the boot loader. /bin/sh is supposed to be a symlink the the shell of your choice. Josh On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Daniel Taylor wrote: > Oh yeah, immediate workaround: > LILO: linux init=/sbin/init > > 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" > > 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 > > # Linux bootable partition config ends > > > > > > >It would be helpfull if you posted your lilo.conf also. > > > > > >Paul > > > > > > > > >Ming the merciless wrote: > > >> > > >> 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. > > >> > > >> Jason > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> tclug-list mailing list > > >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > >> https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > >_______________________________________________ > > >tclug-list mailing list > > >tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > >https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >