Kernel Panic!!!!

[sdunn]

I have a internet and email server running Redhat 7.0. I came in this morning and everything was locked up. I hit the reset button and when it started coming up I suddenly got this long message ending with Kernel panic. I tried booting to linux single but get the same message. I never get to a command prompt.

I have no clue what to do. I really don't want to have to reload. But I don't know whats wrong.

If you need more information just ask!!!

[tecknophreak]

that seems like a lilo configuration problem. did you change anything such as your hard drive location or any other hardware?

did you change anything in the /etc/lilo.conf file then run /sbin/lilo?

do you usually boot from disk, but accidentally eject it?

those are some reasons why you would get that. you can check out your system by using the first installation disk and at the intallation prompt type in 'rescue linux' that'll let you look at your files and fs.

[sdunn]

Message I'm getting says 'No init found - try passing init=option to kernel'. Do you know what this message means? What should I do? Thanks.

[slapNUT]

Hopefully you have a bootdisk. Just boot with that then at command prompt:
/sbin/lilo
If you dont have bootdisk then use Installation CD #1 to boot into rescue mode. After booting find where your linux partition was mounted with
mount
When you recognize the linux partition probably it will be in /mnt or something then use chroot like this
chroot /<linux mount point>
Now if you "ls /" it should look like your root directory. Once again just type
/sbin/lilo
Reboot... good-luck.

[Linuxcool]

Try entering linux init=/bin/sh or linux init=/bin/bash.