bt4b successfull install but won't boot past splash screen

[nokuku4u]

Here's my outputs..I know I'm missing something small. I'm attempting to install bt4b from a usb onto my harddrive. After following the tutorial supplied by muts, when i load up bt4 from my harddrive with my USB plugged in i get: "loading bt4" it proceeds to load, then the splash screen comes stating "Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel" <-- I'm sure thats my answer. Without the usb installed after POST i get half a screen of 01s'. I'm running an eeepc 1002ha with a 160gig hd. Dual booted with xp. Any pointers for which direction I should look in would be great.

$ nano /etc/lilo.conf

boot=/dev/sda
root=/dev/sda1

# delay = 20

prompt
timeout=50
#map=/boot/map
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="BT4"
read-only
initrd=/boot/splash.initrd
append=quiet

$ nano /etc/fstab

My fstab looks like:

aufs / aufs defaults 0 0 # AutoUpdate
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 # AutoUpdate
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 # AutoUpdate
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 # AutoUpdate
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 # AutoUpdate
/dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 ntfs-3g auto,noatime,users,suid,dev,exec,locale= 0 0
/dev/sda2 /mnt/sda2 ext2 auto,noatime,users,suid,dev,exec 0 0
/dev/sda3 none swap auto,defaults,pri=1 0 0
/dev/sda4 /mnt/sda4 reiserfs auto,noatime,users,suid,dev,exec 00

qtparted looks like this:

winodws: /dev/sda1 --ntfs --107gigs
linux: /dev/sda2 --ext2 (ACTIVE) 133.35mb
linux: /dev/sda3 --linux-swap 1.01gigs
linux: /dev/sda4 --reiserfs 40.49gigs

My lilo -v output is:

Backup copy of master disk volume ID record in /boot/boot.0820
Using MENU seconardy loader <--is it using my usb?
Calling map_inser_data
Warning: The boot sector and map file are on different disks.

Boot Image: /boot/vmlinuz
Mapping RAM disk /boot/splash.initrd
Added BT4 *

Writing boot sector.
/boot/boot.0800 exsists - no boot sector backup copy made.
2 warnings were issued.

[imported_dragracekid]

i had the same problem try taking out the,

initrd=/boot/splash.initrd

[nokuku4u]

Thank you for the quick reply. I still either get half a screen full of 01s together without the usb, or the kernel panic with the usb plugged in while trying to boot from HD.

[Barry]

Thank you for the quick reply. I still either get half a screen full of 01s together without the usb, or the kernel panic with the usb plugged in while trying to boot from HD.

I wouldn't call that a successful install. The 01010101 thing is a lilo error. Try the install over again.

[nokuku4u]

@barry

Thank you for your suggestion. I reinstalled...and woola it works. Now the next obstacle. I have no internet.

ifconfig only shows my loopback. So, I was like okay..this problem is easy.

$ ifconfig eth0 up

. So eth0 is now up, but I don't have internet so I checked services and it says dhcpd3 is not running and on the right side it says [fail] beside dhcp & dns.

$ ifconfig wlan0 up

didn't work, so I assumed that the onboard wifi chipset wasn't supported. I hooked up my Alfa AWUS036H. It won't even let me mount it.

$ mount /dev/sdb1

.

Is there a possibility that my iso was corrupted and some stuff just isn't working? Should I just try downloading it again and using a different iso usb loader. I'm installing to my harddrive via usb install. Thanks for your guys help so far.

[KMDave]

Try a

dhclient eth0

after you issued the ifconfig eth0 up.

[nokuku4u]

@KMDAVE

Try a
Quote:
dhclient eth0
after you issued the ifconfig eth0 up.

Thanks dave, that worked.

[xfauxpasx]

i had the same problem try taking out the,

initrd=/boot/splash.initrd

Hey Guys i have a problem with the initrd. I think i have. I get this message:

Kernel Panic - not syncing : No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel.

I tried it with the initrd=/boot/splash.initrd and without this line in my lilo.conf. But i get evertime the same message.

In an other Thread in this Forum i saw this command:

splash -s -f /etc/bootsplash/themes/Linux/config/bootsplash-1024x768.cfg >> /boot/splash.initrd

But then i get the Message:

bash: splash: command not found

Any other ideas?

Sorry for the noobi stuff!

PS: Using BT4 Beta

[imported_cr1p70]

Kernel Panic - not syncing : No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel.

I was geting this upon booting from HD.. so i redid everything to a "T" from the BT4pdf install tut. 5 times..

Now when i boot from HD lilo menu come's up like before but now it say booting:

 loading kernel BT4ebda is big,kernel setup stack overlaps lilo second stage

I have deleted the partitions 5 time's now lol yes im a linux newb,
but i have used knoppix very little & that was like 4-5 yrs ago.
but i do know how to follow directions so im not sure what im doing wrong because i get no error's till then when lilo menu pops up and i hit enter to boot BT4..

And to top that off for some reson now when i boot from the bt4dvd it loads everything just fine till it gets here

 mounting local file systems no medium found

[FAILED] everthing else [OK] and it boots dvd fine so im ????

if any1 has anyanswer's pls post, i have searched through the forums ,still am & reading and trying to fix it but still get the same thing .. thx.

[secure_it]

boot=/dev/sda
root=/dev/sda1

# delay = 20

prompt
timeout=50
#map=/boot/map
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="BT4"
read-only
initrd=/boot/splash.initrd
append=quiet

root is set to wrong partition./dev/sda1 is NTFS.set it to /dev/sda4

/dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 ntfs-3g auto,noatime,users,suid,dev,exec,locale= 0 0
/dev/sda2 /mnt/sda2 ext2 auto,noatime,users,suid,dev,exec 0 0
/dev/sda3 none swap auto,defaults,pri=1 0 0
/dev/sda4 /mnt/sda4 reiserfs auto,noatime,users,suid,dev,exec 00

Always write down the steps before performing installation.