[TriLUG] HELP!

[Scott Morris]

> I've compiled a new kernel, set up my lilo.conf file, ran lilo ...
> 
> When I boot the machine I get the following error:
> 
> > mount: error 19 mounting ext 3
> > pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) fail 2
> > freeing unused kernel memory: 228k freed
> > kernel panic: no init found. Try passing init= option to kernel
> 
> I suspect that since it started with mount: error 19 issue that that is the
> root cause, but I don't know how to correct it.
> 
> Please help on this.
> 
> - Andy


I've done this before, i think we all have. Usually when i forgot to
compile in the corrept (or any) SCSI support for example and my boot
device was SCSI. Hopefully you kept your old kernel around for backup
sake.



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