The problem is, I’m sure, the result of something I did.
I was trying to modify the boot menu (using yast in 11.0) to get the entry to boot 10.3 back after a finger check deleted it.
The end result is that neither system will boot. They both stop with the last two messages:
/bin/run-init: /sbin/init: permission denied
kernel panic - not syncing: attempted to kill init
I would greatly appreciate some assistance in rectifying this problem.
Thanks,
Gary
Hi Gary,
Is it possible to post the output of ‘fdisk -l’ along with your menu.1st.
I don’t know what the error is but you seem to be getting as far as initrd being loaded and it snags at the point the system wants to kick in the init process.
Do you have a separate root (/) and boot partition? Ifso, maybe your root is being mounted on the wrong partition?
It’s a wild guess but some more info might shed some light on what’s gone wrong.
Cheers,
Wj
Hello Wj;
Thanks for the info; I got the Suse 11.0 fixed by doing an “update” install with the “only update installed packages” - that fixed it so that 11.0 would boot. The suse 10.3 is another problem (there are issues with 10.3 install and sata drives)
But - for your info because you requested it, I have posted the info requested. I got the fdisk and menu.lst by booting the install dvd and selecting the repair option.
Then ran
fdisk -l > myfile.txt
cat /etc/grub/menu.lst >> myfile.txt
Well, since I am not permitted to “post” I will cut ahd past the info:
/dev/sda10 / ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/sda1 /boot ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sda8 /MyWorkHome ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sda9 /local ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sda7 /opt ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sda5 /usr ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sda6 /var ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sda11 /home ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sda12 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb1 /SavedImages1 ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sdb2 /SavedImages2 ext2 acl,user_xattr 1 2
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb3 /MiscTemp ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs users,user_xattr,devgid=1001,devmode=666 1 2
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80060424192 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9733 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0004fa9b
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 14 9733 78075900 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 14 778 6144831 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 779 2053 10241406 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 2054 2690 5116671 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 2691 3965 10241406 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 3966 4347 3068383+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda10 4348 4857 4096543+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda11 4858 9446 36861111 83 Linux
/dev/sda12 9447 9733 2305296 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0003292a
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 5876 47198938+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 10445 19457 72396922+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb3 5877 10444 36692460 83 Linux
Partition table entries are not in disk order
You need to do another one to replace this one which was wrong syntax:
cat /etc/grub/menu.lst >> myfile.txt
Use thei in a su console instead:
cat /boot/grub/menu.lst > mynextfile.txt
Wow, I think thats probably the most Linux partitions I’ve seen on one disk 
It could be your boot entries in menu.1st had the wrong root specified, but seeing you fixed the boot thing it’s not relevant anymore (as your old menu.1st is probably wiped out).
As for the 10.3 sata issues you mention, what exactly is the problem? CD/DVD access or can’t you boot at all?
Cheers,
Wj
@Swerdna
Hi — you caught me. Actually, I think I had the correct sin tax when I ran the command; but keyed it wrong in the “code box”
@Wj
As for the 10.3 sata issues you mention, what exactly is the problem? CD/DVD access or can’t you boot at all?
The kernel that booted the 10.3 install dvd had a problem with SATA drives - So when one booted from the 10.3 install dvd, it could not find the sata hard drive – also it hung for quite a while (10 or more minuets) before continuing. The work-around was to start the install by booting with a dvd with a patched kernel and then interrupt the boot and switch to the 10.3 dvd; a real pain in the backside. Novel chose tonot fix the 10.3 install dvd. There is a rather lengthly bugzilla entry about this problem.
(my 10.3 install is on a sata drive -thats the /dev/sdb shown in the fdisk attachment)
Yeah but Magic31 still needs the contents of menu.lst and they didn’t come through.
:o I must be getting senile! :o
Moot point now – since I did the 11.0 update install
As for the 10.3 system, I think I’ll just save some selected stuff from my home partition and then use the disk space for something else.
Well I’m just about to install 11 GM and have prepped new root and /home partitions and with the old 10.2 /home copied to the 11 /home. Noy much danger there.