Package: linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64
Version: 2.6.25-6
Severity: normal


Boot fails with the following messages:

Target file system doesn't have /sbin/init
No init found. Try passing init= bootarg.

BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 1:1.10.2-1) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for alist of built-in commands

/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control off
(initramfs)


I tried changing /etc/fstab to use UUID but this made no difference. I
also reinstalled the kernel a couple of times; no better.

-- Package-specific info:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.23-1-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64 depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.22 Debian configuration management sy
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.92b tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.4-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii yaird [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.0.12-25 Yet Another mkInitRD

linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64 recommends no packages.

-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.25-2-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.25-2-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.25-2-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.25-2-amd64: false
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.25-2-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.25-2-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.25-2-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.25-2-amd64: true
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.25-2-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.25-2-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/preinst/abort-install-2.6.25-2-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.25-2-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.25-2-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.25-2-amd64: false
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.25-2-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.25-2-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.25-2-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64/preinst/initrd-2.6.25-2-amd64:



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On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 04:32:46PM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote:
>
>
> Boot fails with the following messages:
>
> Target file system doesn't have /sbin/init
> No init found. Try passing init= bootarg.
>
> BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 1:1.10.2-1) built-in shell (ash)
> Enter 'help' for alist of built-in commands
>
> /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control off
> (initramfs)
>
>
> I tried changing /etc/fstab to use UUID but this made no difference. I
> also reinstalled the kernel a couple of times; no better.

provide more info based on
http://wiki.debian.org/InitramfsDebug

are you using grub or grub2?

thanks

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On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 05:19:09PM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote:
>
> grub (0.97)
>
> I'll check out as advised and come back.
>
> Anthony

okay, please post the corresponding output to the debug steps
otherwise we are just in the dark.

thanks

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On 30 Jun 2008, maximilian attems wrote:


Thanks for your reply. I've remade grub as you suggested and that seems
to be OK.

Anthony

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