Error after Hdd install

**twistedalpha** · 12-28-2004, 11:58 AM

after i installed knoppix v3.7 on hdd then after reboot it then gives me boot menu then after i enter the specified menu then it gives me this error :

initrd-tools : 0.1.74
mount : fs type devfs not supported by kernel
umount : devfs : not mounted
mount : fs type devfs not supported by kernel
umount : devfs : not mounted
pivot_root : No such file or directory
/sbin/init : 426 : cannot open dev/console : no such file
Kernel panic : Attempted to kill init!

and the lights of the caps and scroll lock keeps on blinking then it stay's there for about 30mins .. and i assume it hangs.

**markb** · 12-28-2004, 12:30 PM

Somebody else asked this recently, see http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15751

**twistedalpha** · 12-29-2004, 03:09 PM

the forum site u gave me give no results? any possible solution out there?

**rrfish72** · 12-29-2004, 05:39 PM

Could be a bad burn or bad download. Try burning again with a slower speed. Then when you boot at the prompt type knoppix testcd, that check the integrity of the files of the cd. Good luck.

**markb** · 12-29-2004, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by twistedalpha

the forum site u gave me give no results? any possible solution out there?

That's because there aint no answer!

The URL I referenced above was me asking the same question about the same problem along with another guy. I've seen this problem since Knoppix v3.6. I've also seen the same problem on the most recent 2 versions of Kanotix. What I am saying is that I think it is a bug in the latest Debian unstable libparted and, unfortunately, we have to wait until Debian fixes it.

**markb** · 12-29-2004, 11:59 PM

Originally Posted by rrfish72

Could be a bad burn or bad download. Try burning again with a slower speed. Then when you boot at the prompt type knoppix testcd, that check the integrity of the files of the cd. Good luck.

rrfish72, this exactly the same problem experienced by quite a few people. It is *not* due to a bad burn/download etc. It occurs only with the very latest Knoppix/Kanotix/Mepis/Unstable (etc) and only with some newer motherboards.

**rrfish72** · 12-30-2004, 08:09 AM

Why not post this in the kanotix forum and maybe Kano will get you the answer.

http://kanotix.mipooh.net/

**Harry Kuhman** · 12-30-2004, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by markb

What I am saying is that I think it is a bug in the latest Debian unstable libparted and, unfortunately, we have to wait until Debian fixes it.

I don't really know anything about this problem and I'm not disputing what you are saying, but do I understand right that this problem is only seen after a hard disk install but not off the live CD? If so, how is it a bug in the latest Debian unstable libparted? I just don't understand why that would be.