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megamax

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Registered: 2010-09-05

Posts: 2

Root device mounted successfully, but /sbin/init does not exist.

I boot Arch 2010-05 in a minipc (OQO 01+) from usb disk and I get this:

:: Mounting root (aufs) filesystem
aufs 2-standalone.tree-33-20100426
:: Mounting images
::: Binding /bootmnt to /new_root/bootmnt
ERROR: Root device mounted successfully, but /sbin/init does not exist.
Bailing out, you are on your own. Good luck.

/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
[ramfs /]#

I googled and tried manually mounts, but nothing. What can I do? Thanks!

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Root device mounted successfully, but /sbin/init does not exist.

It has 1GHz Transmeta Crusoe TM5800 processor that may not be suitable for Arch.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 78#p782078
http://max-o.sytes.net/crusoe

Last edited by karol (2010-09-05 00:41:52)

megamax

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Registered: 2010-09-05

Posts: 2

Re: Root device mounted successfully, but /sbin/init does not exist.

It only doesn't support a "long nop" instruction... other i686 instructions are supported. I thought that if the problem was the CPU it would give me a kernel panic or an "illegal instruction". I would install arch linux and after install this kernel http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38661 . Is the only way install a core system in an other pc and copy the filesystem in the minipc? Thanks!

p.s. sorry for my bad english, but I'm italian..

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Root device mounted successfully, but /sbin/init does not exist.

Email synthead and ask him about the repo.

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38661 <- a bit outdated kernel that may help you