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Bug 920707 - Booted to rescue shell w/ error [!!] init (/sbin/init) not found in mounted root device (UNKNOWN)!
Summary: Booted to rescue shell w/ error [!!] init (/sbin/init) not found in mounted r...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Release Media
Classification: Unclassified
Component: InstallCD (show other bugs)
Hardware: AMD64 Linux
: Normal normal
Assignee: Gentoo Release Team
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Reported: 2023-12-26 00:47 UTC by Luke Lawlor
Modified: 2024-02-13 18:36 UTC (History)
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file asked to be uploaded by the live CD (gksosreport.txt,74.09 KB, text/plain)
2023-12-26 00:47 UTC, Luke Lawlor 		Details
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Description Luke Lawlor 2023-12-26 00:47:08 UTC 
Created attachment 880308 [details]
file asked to be uploaded by the live CD

I cannot install Gentoo from the live CD, which I have burned onto a USB stick. I am booted into the rescue shell with the following error:
[!!] init (/sbin/init) not found in mounted root device (UNKNOWN)!

I created my bootable usb with this shell command:
dd if=install-amd64-minimal-20231224T164659Z.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=1M status=progress

Attached are the logs that the live CD asked me to attach to this bug report
Comment 1 Luke Lawlor 2023-12-26 01:06:51 UTC 
Update: I have personally solved this by redownloading the iso and reburning it on a different usb stick.

I am not completely sure if this issue was my fault or a legitimate bug, so I will leave this report's status as unconfirmed for now.