General Support - Cannot Boot after Switching Computer at startup AJones - 26.09.2006, 18:58 Uhr Titel: Cannot Boot after Switching Computer at startup
Hi Folks:
All was fine by my long absence on this Forum until I came across this problem of startup failure, I believe it might be due to switching off the computer at startup. I have Kanotix 2005-03.
The messages that get displayed are:
Pivot root: No such file or directory
/sbin/init: 432: cannot open /dev/console: No such file
Kernel Panic - Not Synching: Attemped to Kill init !
How do I fix this problem without re-installation and loosing my recent data.
Thanks,
AJ
Richard - 26.09.2006, 19:04 Uhr Titel: RE: Cannot Boot after Switching Computer at startup
Kinda depends.
What partitions do you have in use?
Separate /home partition?
A back up of your essential /home/ajones data is recommended.
AJones - 26.09.2006, 22:24 Uhr Titel:
I dont have /home on a seperate partition. But I can access it from WinXP. So all is not lost. Does these startup messages state that my Kanotix installation is corrupted without repair ? Any surgical way of getting it to work without a new installation.
Thanks
AJ
piper - 27.09.2006, 02:10 Uhr Titel:
Hi AJones
Have you tried repairing grub ?
That is a very old edition of kanotix, I recommend KANOTIX-2006-01-RC3.isoRichard - 27.09.2006, 02:25 Uhr Titel:
Without /home on a separate partition, you may have trouble to avoid overwriting.
Supposedly it is possible in the new installer.
You have 2005-03 which is getting long in the tooth.
I would do the following:
1. Backup /home/<user>
2. Backup /etc/apt/* and /etc/fstab and /boot/grub/*
and anything else that contains pure data that is on the
kanotix partition.
3. Download Kanotix-2006-01-RC3 and burn it in DAO (also called SAO) mode at slowest speed possible on your CD burner
4. Boot the CD
5. Run the installer.
6. I would try the update-install and these instructions:
http://kanotix.com/FAQ-id_cat-63.html#q275
which are for updating an older installation.
In the Update-Installation tab, make sure that your /home and any other directories that you want to keep are entered.
It is better to have too many backups and not need them.
From someone who has said, "Don't need that; I won't make a mistake...."
Regards,
Richard.
PS: Read up before you try this. It might just be best to back up all your data using the LiveCD and then perform a new install. Sometimes that results in a more stable system. Then copy back the things you need. rh.
