kernal panic: attempted to kill init

waynejkruse10 · 03-26-2005, 10:45 PM

I boot of the Minislack 0.3 cd and it boots up to this error message:

kernal panic: attempted to kill init

Any ideas?

Its a P3-450mhz, 256mb Ram, MSI MS-6163 MOBO, AGP Grapihics (ATI RAGE 2c)

Wayne

waynejkruse10 · 03-27-2005, 05:08 PM

More info:

When i try to boot of a Knoppix 3.2 Disc i get the same error.
Windows seems to work fine.
The only component that could have the fault is the HDD, I remove the hdd and try booting of Knoppix, same thing.
The Ram is Brand New

horndude · 03-27-2005, 05:34 PM

probably a BIOS/firmware issue, sometimes those live cd's dont work, ive seen them do some strange things, especially on OEM stuff, like dell computers

I booted up knoppix on a relatively new dell a couple weeks ago and it went thru the strangest boot process Ive ever seen it do,but it did work.I do have one machine it wont work on though.

Other possibility is youve got a bad disc, not likely but possible, easy to find that out though,just try it in another machine

horndude · 03-27-2005, 05:36 PM

hey what version is the current one anyway,Id swear they are up to like 3.4 or something?

It may be 3.2 has a bug and wont work on some hardware?

waynejkruse10 · 03-27-2005, 05:40 PM

well, 2 different versions of linux (knoppix 3.2, and minislack 0.3) both do the same thing.

horndude · 03-27-2005, 06:24 PM

they both share some common components for hardware detection,im guessing its choking on that hardware for some reason, it happens unfortunately sometimes

That ati-rage card may be a problem too, not sure, im not familiar with it all that much.Ive had cards not work that should have too like this PCI s3 card thats an OEM compaq I have sitting here, by all rights it should work, but doesnt.

waynejkruse10 · 03-27-2005, 10:01 PM

i tried a pci graphics card and the same thing happens

horndude · 03-27-2005, 10:04 PM

that sucks, dont know what to tell you

waynejkruse10 · 03-27-2005, 10:21 PM

thats ok, thanks for your input.

Wayne

Amd64Boy · 03-30-2005, 05:56 PM

try a different live cd such as suse live,peanut linux, etc. or maybe a permenant install

03-26-2005, 10:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	kernal panic: attempted to kill init I boot of the Minislack 0.3 cd and it boots up to this error message: kernal panic: attempted to kill init Any ideas? Its a P3-450mhz, 256mb Ram, MSI MS-6163 MOBO, AGP Grapihics (ATI RAGE 2c) Wayne __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

03-27-2005, 05:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	More info: When i try to boot of a Knoppix 3.2 Disc i get the same error. Windows seems to work fine. The only component that could have the fault is the HDD, I remove the hdd and try booting of Knoppix, same thing. The Ram is Brand New __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

03-27-2005, 05:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	well, 2 different versions of linux (knoppix 3.2, and minislack 0.3) both do the same thing. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

03-27-2005, 10:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	i tried a pci graphics card and the same thing happens __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

03-27-2005, 10:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	thats ok, thanks for your input. Wayne __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

03-27-2005, 05:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	probably a BIOS/firmware issue, sometimes those live cd's dont work, ive seen them do some strange things, especially on OEM stuff, like dell computers I booted up knoppix on a relatively new dell a couple weeks ago and it went thru the strangest boot process Ive ever seen it do,but it did work.I do have one machine it wont work on though. Other possibility is youve got a bad disc, not likely but possible, easy to find that out though,just try it in another machine

03-27-2005, 05:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	hey what version is the current one anyway,Id swear they are up to like 3.4 or something? It may be 3.2 has a bug and wont work on some hardware?

03-27-2005, 06:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	they both share some common components for hardware detection,im guessing its choking on that hardware for some reason, it happens unfortunately sometimes That ati-rage card may be a problem too, not sure, im not familiar with it all that much.Ive had cards not work that should have too like this PCI s3 card thats an OEM compaq I have sitting here, by all rights it should work, but doesnt.

03-27-2005, 10:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	that sucks, dont know what to tell you

03-30-2005, 05:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
Amd64Boy Super Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 330	try a different live cd such as suse live,peanut linux, etc. or maybe a permenant install

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