Kernel panic : No init found. Try passing init= option

[Phil Sutter]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 04:40:45PM +0100, Alexis Guilloteau wrote:
> I have this error message after the kernel initialisation after compiling
> and transfering the /bin /sbin and /user of busybox 1.23.1 on a arm linux
> 2.6.24.
> Is busybox doing something in the initialisation of the kernel or after ?
> Because when i reload my system with its former root (with an older version
> on busybox) it don't crash and i don't see the link between busybox and the
> initialisation.

The error indicates that /sbin/init either wasn't found or could not be
executed (wrong arch, missing shared libs, etc.). Or do you maybe pass
an init= option with non-existent path?

Alternatively, try to chroot into the new rootfs and see if busybox is
functional, /sbin/init exists and what not.

Cheers, Phil

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