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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>The latest update is that the
init was also found in one of the packages. So now I am not facing init not
found problem . But there was a hung problem, once the init is invoked .. Please
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<P>RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0</P>
<P>Freeing initrd memory: 1235k freed</P>
<P>kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds</P>
<P>EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.</P>
<P>VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.</P>
<P>Mounted devfs on /dev</P>
<P>Freeing unused kernel memory: 56k init</P>
<P>< there is no output after the above statement.....> </P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks & Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Surabhi Srinivas</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Wolfgang Denk
[mailto:wd@denx.de]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thu 2/17/2005 5:12 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Srinivas
Surabhi (WT01 - EMBEDDED & PRODUCT ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS)<BR><B>Cc:</B>
linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Mounta Vista Linux prompt on
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<P><FONT size=2>In message
<EF9B29C78F41FA488927FCBC7750AF0E08DA14@hyd-mdp-msg.wipro.com> you
wrote:<BR>><BR>> But the problem is that it was stopping
at<BR>><BR>> "No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel".
Before that there<BR>> were no errors. Everthing looks fine Mounted VFS
root file system was also<BR><BR>Fine. So you can mount the root filesystem, but
it obviously does not<BR>contain all the required files.<BR><BR>> seen.
>From the net I understood is that the fstab file was the cause.
So<BR>> edited the filesytem parameter for / as /dev/ram earlier it
used to be<BR>> /dev/root.<BR><BR>No. /etc/fstab has absolutley nothing
to do with your problem. The<BR>kernel cannot
start the init porocess - make sure init is in
the<BR>filesystem, plus all required libraries.<BR><BR>> So please tell me
whether the given fstab file will suffice? The filesystem<BR><BR>This is
completley unrelated.<BR><BR>> 2. I have one more doubt /sbin/init utility
comes with what package?<BR>> Because in /sbin directory although the
init binary is present, not shown<BR>> in the file system heirarchy
view. For eg. if I select DHCPD package then<BR>> able to see dhcpd
related binary in the /sbin similarly my question was<BR>> which
package has to be selected to have init included.<BR><BR>Please contact MV
support. I have no idea how they package
their<BR>distribution, or how their config tools
might work. You paid for<BR>their stuff, so ask _them_.<BR><BR>Best
regards,<BR><BR>Wolfgang Denk<BR><BR>--<BR>See us @ Embedded World, Nuremberg,
Feb 22 - 24, Hall 10.0 Booth 310<BR>Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax:
(+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd@denx.de<BR>The most exciting phrase to hear in
science, the one that heralds new<BR>discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!)
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