[Cbe-oss-dev] PS3 kernel panic - not syncing:no init found

[Julio M. Merino Vidal]

On 28/03/2007, at 9:40, chema navas wrote:

>
>
>   Hi, yesterday i did a clone-git kernel. I use YDL 5 on PS3  
> European machine.
>   I did all steps found at Julio blog (http:// 
> julipedia.blogspot.com/2007/03/building-updated-kernel-for-ps3.html)
>
>   I did some configuration over ps3_defconfig:
>
>              - disable ps3snd (kernel panic with trace)
>              - disable autoconfig IP at kernel init
>              - disable IPv6
>              - enable Wireless network devices support
>                      - enable ZL1201 usb driver
>
>   Kernel compiles without error but when it's running stop with
>           "Warning: Unable to open an initial console."
>  follow with:
>        "Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found, Try passing  
> init= option to kernel."
>
>   I think that the problem is about mount root partion (ext3), but  
> before Free kernel memory, EXT3-FS says root partition mounted in  
> read-only mode.
>
>      Is it a ps3-storage problem? Any idea?
>

That's a problem with the initrd and the lack of devices in /dev.  If  
you take a look at the article you linked above, it talks about this  
specific problem.  The last three commands shown in it should resolve  
the problem for you.

Kind regards,

-- 
Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmerino at ac.upc.edu>