16569 – Kernel panic: attempted to kill init!

Bug 16569 - Kernel panic: attempted to kill init!

Summary: Kernel panic: attempted to kill init!

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Release Media
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Everything (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High blocker (vote)
Assignee:	Bob Johnson (RETIRED)

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Duplicates (1):	16570 (view as bug list)
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Reported:	2003-02-28 12:19 UTC by Eric
Modified:	2003-03-04 13:58 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Eric 2003-02-28 12:19:49 UTC

When booting from the Gentoo Live rc2 1.4 Athlon GRP cd, after selecting my
keyboard map I get the following code:

----Loading default (US) keymap
----Monting the CD
----CD medium found on /newroot/dev/cdroms/cdrom0
----Mounting compressed loopback filesystem
Using /modules/cloop.o
----Copying and symlinking files from CD to populate /
cp: etc: Input/output error
cp: root: Input/output error
----Switching to tempfs root filesystem
exec: chroot: Input/output error
Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.boot from Gentoo Live rc2 1.4 GRP Athlon cd
2.select a keyboard map and hit enter
3.watch as it implodes

Actual Results:  
Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!

After this booting ceased.

Expected Results:  
Booted into a command prompt so I could install Gentoo.

Asus A7V266 motherboard
AMD Duron 750Mhz (OVERCLOCKED TO 952Mhz)
768MB PC133 RAM
Seagate 8.4 GB IDE HDD
Floppy
AOpen 12x10x32 CD-R/CD-RW
Creative Labs Soundblaster Live 5.1 Value sound card
GForce 2 MX400 64MB video card
Linksys 10/100 Etherfast NIC
Promise Ultra133 TX2 RAID card (Disconnected at the time. Caused Interrupt IRQ7)

Comment 1 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-02-28 13:05:12 UTC

*** Bug 16570 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 Bob Johnson (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-02-28 14:14:57 UTC

try not overclocked?

Comment 3 Eric 2003-02-28 17:31:23 UTC

Bumping down the clock speed and core voltage of my processor back to 750Mhz did not change the results of the boot process.  Any other suggestions that may help?

Comment 4 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2003-02-28 17:39:20 UTC

considering it has a lot of 'input/output errors' why not try burning another cd ? 
or try the cd in another computer to make sure it is good

Comment 5 Bob Johnson (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-02-28 17:53:25 UTC

I agree with Spanky, check file size of your iso, check another computer,etc 
I get this same error when i build a bad cloop file for livecd.

Comment 6 Eric 2003-03-01 23:48:06 UTC

I tried using the athlon cd on my laptop instead of my desktop, and I still recieved the same error messages.  I don't think it's the CD though, because I've downloaded it at least two or three times.  Could it be anything else?

Comment 7 Eric 2003-03-04 13:58:39 UTC

As requested, I downloaded the Athlon Live cd from a different mirror and burned the ISO image.  It booted correctly this time.  It was a bad cd image.  Thank you, everyone!  :o)