mount: can't find /root/proc in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

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Hi all,

I have VmWare image of OpenSuse which I converted to VirtualBox image. But I cannot boot into system because I have some mounting problem. This is error log from booting process:


~
usb 1-1: Manufacturer: VirtualBox
mount: can't find /root/proc in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
INIT: version 2.86 booting
INIT: /etc/inittab[1]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[2]: rlevel field too long (max 11 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[3]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[4]: rlevel field too long (max 11 characters) 
INIT: /etc/inittab[5]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[6]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[7]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[8]: rlevel field too long (max 11 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[9]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[10]: rlevel field too long (max 11 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[11]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[12]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[13]: rlevel field too long (max 11 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[14]: rlevel field too long (max 11 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[15]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[16]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[17]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[18]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[19]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[20]: rlevel field too long (max 11 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[21]: id field too long (max 4 characters)
INIT: /etc/inittab[22]: rlevel field too long (max 11 characters)
Enter runlevel:

I tried to select 3 but it didn’t help:


Enter runlevel: 3
INIT: Entering runlevel: 3
INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel

Can I ask you for help?

Thx,

Waldauf

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And which version of openSUSE is that?
Did it work before?
/proc is normally automatically set up by the kernel.

Your system seems to use sysvinit, but /etc/inittab is corrupt.
You could try to use systemd as init system, some openSUSE versions (12.1 and 12.2) allow to change that on the boot menu by pressing a function key.

But I really think the image got corrupted during conversion.
Why don’t you try the original image? VirtualBox can read/write VMWare images just fine!