[SOLVED] failed boot with /sbin/init does not exist

gillecaluim · 2015-09-03 05:48:26

I'm getting this message upon booting a new installation.
As per previous discussion of this error.....I've tried adding a kernel line argument init=/bin/systemd which fails ( /bin/systemd doesn't exist in the rootfs). Tried kernel line argument init=/lib/systemd (because this actually exists in the rootfs) but get a permission denied error and kernel panic.
Obviously, I'm going about this the wrong way.
Something is going wrong with the installation....any ideas how to fix this?

Last edited by gillecaluim (2015-09-04 19:45:59)

Alad · 2015-09-03 06:04:22

systemd is located at /lib/systemd/systemd ... but normally systemd-sysvcompat should take care of this.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-09-03 07:22:43

Provide more details of your installation procedure.

Is /sbin/init a symlink to /lib/systemd/systemd?

WorMzy · 2015-09-03 07:42:14

If /sbin/init doesn't exist, then you haven't installed the full base group as recommended by the Beginner's Guide. Was this a conscious decision, or a mistake, or have you followed something other than the BG to install?

gillecaluim · 2015-09-03 17:59:53

well I think I've found the problem but how to fix?
/sbin/init points to busybox instead of systemd. Should I redo mkinitcpio as arch-chroot?

/lib/systemd only contains systemd-udevd so there is no /lib/systemd/systemd

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Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-09-03 19:59:56

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

Provide more details of your installation procedure.

2ManyDogs · 2015-09-03 20:28:14

WorMzy wrote:

If /sbin/init doesn't exist, then you haven't installed the full base group as recommended by the Beginner's Guide. Was this a conscious decision, or a mistake, or have you followed something other than the BG to install?

gillecaluim, are you even reading the replies?

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gillecaluim · 2015-09-03 20:36:01

re-built Arch install disk with all base packages on the install disk so that I could install on a internet crippled device. Substituted linux-grsec for linux otherwise didn't tweak the base group and modified the pacman.conf to pull from the package files rather than mirrorlist. Did a standard install with pacstrap and arch-chroot. System boots into linux-grsec but get /sbin/init error

Scimmia · 2015-09-03 22:26:45

Configure your bootloader correctly.

gillecaluim · 2015-09-03 22:31:18

more detail? configure bootloader "correctly"

Scimmia · 2015-09-03 22:33:38

Specifically, make sure the correct partition is being specified as root.

gillecaluim · 2015-09-03 22:40:35

I only have 3 partitions sda1 (1MB EF02 bios grub), sda2 (100G 8300 linux filesystem) and sda3(32G 8200 swap) so that's not the problem.
As I previously stated /sbin/init points to busybox rather than systemd. Not sure how that occured but would like to remedy that.
1. Reinstall via pacstrap systemd?
2. Redo mkinitcpio as arch-chroot?
3. Something else?

Last edited by gillecaluim (2015-09-03 22:43:27)

WorMzy · 2015-09-03 23:00:10

/sbin/init points to busybox because you haven't left the initrd environment.

Scimmia · 2015-09-03 23:05:38

/sbin/init is supposed to point to busybox in the initramfs, that is not your problem. Check out what /newroot is.

gillecaluim · 2015-09-04 01:13:31

the root partition /dev/sda2 appears to be mounted to /new_root

Scimmia · 2015-09-04 01:44:12

And what is /new_root/sbin/init?

gillecaluim · 2015-09-04 02:51:41

ls -l /new_root/sbin ...... points to /usr/bin
ls -l /new_root/sbin/init ...... no such file or directory

Scimmia · 2015-09-04 02:56:55

So you never installed systemd-sysvcompat

As Alad said in post #2

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gillecaluim · 2015-09-04 03:28:12

ahhh...thought I had but looking at a trace of the installation...I didn't. Need to revise the install CD and try again. Will be right back

2ManyDogs · 2015-09-04 21:01:02

How are you planning to keep your install updated on this "internet crippled device"?

fanrice123 · 2015-09-05 17:35:03

Actually, I used to successfully install Arch into my laptop but once I reinstall it, the same issue occurred......
Even I had tried to install arch on my desktop, the problem still exists. I'm wondering if the issue was made by upgraded package?

Alad · 2015-09-06 08:01:37

fanrice123 wrote:

Actually, I used to successfully install Arch into my laptop but once I reinstall it, the same issue occurred......
Even I had tried to install arch on my desktop, the problem still exists. I'm wondering if the issue was made by upgraded package?

Please open a new thread - it's highly unlikely that an upgrade removed systemd-sysvcompat, and you've given us no details to build on otherwise.

Last edited by Alad (2015-09-06 09:31:13)

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