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#1 2022-07-25 14:17:49

AKKTH0
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kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

Hi guys,

I am a newbie. I got the message of kernel panic as attached in the image when I boot my Linux (sorry for not posting the text output directly, since I can't even enter the system so I can't copy the text). I have no idea why this happened and how I could fix the problem without losing data or reinstalling the Linux again. Thank you so much for helping.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VVWbxN … sp=sharing

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#2 2022-07-25 15:24:37

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

Did the initramfs not get written properly? How much space do you have left on your /boot? Boot a live disk, mount things as you think they should be correct and post 

df -h
pacman -Qkk linux-lts
lsinitcpio /boot/initramfs-linux-lts
cat /var/log/pacman.log

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … n_services

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#3 2022-07-25 23:57:48

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

V1del wrote:

Did the initramfs not get written properly? How much space do you have left on your /boot? Boot a live disk, mount things as you think they should be correct and post 

df -h
pacman -Qkk linux-lts
lsinitcpio /boot/initramfs-linux-lts
cat /var/log/pacman.log

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … n_services


Thank you so much for replying. I have tried to boot with an USB, and do some mounting. I got the following results. But it returns an error when I tried 

pacman -Qkk linux-lts

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/15MGPuP … sp=sharing

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FGx6wR … sp=sharing

Thank you.

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#4 2022-07-26 01:08:36

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

I am not sure if I mounted to the wrong place in the previous reply. Here I tried again and got the following result, still returning the same error when 

pacman -Qkk linux-lts

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#5 2022-07-26 06:28:29

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

You need to arch-chroot into the system after mounting, for most of these to make sense, sorry didn't explicitly mention that. Also please see the links I posted which contain instructions to paste text as text rather than an image.

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#6 2022-07-26 06:44:32

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

Have you seen https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J6Vs-e … sp=sharing ?
I don't think this is a bus error, the disk is probably dying.
=> https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/SMART

And see to backup all your precious data (thesis draft, family pictures, every stuff that you cannot download from the internet. And maybe your porn collection) before using the drive even more.
That includes running any of the SMART tests beyond just querying the condition w/ "smartctl -a". You can post images of that, too and if smartctl isn't on the iso, try https://grml.org/

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#7 2022-07-26 14:02:04

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

Thank you all for replying. May I firstly confirm how could I safely backup only some specific important files in the current disk to some external drive, given the current situation that I boot in with a live USB?

Is it safe if I do something like: force the computer shut down, plug in the external drive (like another hard disk), then boot with live USB, then mount the current disk to /mnt, then just use cp to copy the file from /mnt to the target external drive?

Thank you.

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#8 2022-07-26 14:26:20

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

AKKTH0 wrote:

Thank you all for replying. May I firstly confirm how could I safely backup only some specific important files in the current disk to some external drive, given the current situation that I boot in with a live USB?

Is it safe if I do something like: force the computer shut down, plug in the external drive (like another hard disk), then boot with live USB, then mount the current disk to /mnt, then just use cp to copy the file from /mnt to the target external drive?

The full answer is yes.  But, In my opinion, it would be better if you could perform an orderly shutdown.  As to copying the import files, cp could work, but are the permissions important? What do you mean by important files?  You may want to investigate rsync as an alternative to cp

You should also consider mounting the drive as read only.
You might need to fsck the disk before you mount it.  If so, and fsck bails or wants to start repairing things, ask here first.

Then, keep the failing drive handy until your rebuilt system is up and you are happy with it.

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#9 2022-07-26 14:31:59

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

It doesn't really matter when you plug in the backup drive, but otherwise yes.
You can also use rsync and if some data cannot be correctly read, but you want to preserve as much as possible (for an easier reconstruction), dd_rescue.

Edit: F5…
Also nb. that cp will by default not preserve attributes, metadata or permissions, but that's be mostly relevant for backing up the OS - which is not valuable data.
(Esp. if it's corrupted, it'll be easier to re-install the OS than to un-corrupt the files)

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#10 2022-07-26 14:40:32

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

Thank you for the answers. I will try that. Thank you so much.

(By important, I just meant some data that I need, and that’s only for myself. So I guess permission would not matter so much).

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#11 2022-07-27 08:28:56

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

seth wrote:

Have you seen https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J6Vs-e … sp=sharing ?
I don't think this is a bus error, the disk is probably dying.
=> https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/SMART

And see to backup all your precious data (thesis draft, family pictures, every stuff that you cannot download from the internet. And maybe your porn collection) before using the drive even more.
That includes running any of the SMART tests beyond just querying the condition w/ "smartctl -a". You can post images of that, too and if smartctl isn't on the iso, try https://grml.org/


Hi, I have made a backup and done some SMART tests. I did both the short and long ones as following, with the results:

Short one:
- smartctl -a output:
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1opjyv_ … sp=sharing
- smartctl -H output:

smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [x86_64-linux-5.14.15-arch1-1] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-20, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Western Digital Blue
Device Model:     WDC WD10EZEX-75M2NA0
Serial Number:    WD-WCC3F2865329
LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 2b493e23f
Firmware Version: 01.01A01
User Capacity:    1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB]
Sector Sizes:     512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate:    7200 rpm
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ACS-2, ACS-3 T13/2161-D revision 3b
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Wed Jul 27 04:57:58 2022 UTC
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x82)	Offline data collection activity
					was completed without error.
					Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status:      ( 118)	The previous self-test completed having
					the read element of the test failed.
Total time to complete Offline 
data collection: 		(12000) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: 			 (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
					Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
					Suspend Offline collection upon new
					command.
					Offline surface scan supported.
					Self-test supported.
					Conveyance Self-test supported.
					Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities:            (0x0003)	Saves SMART data before entering
					power-saving mode.
					Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability:        (0x01)	Error logging supported.
					General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine 
recommended polling time: 	 (   2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: 	 ( 124) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: 	 (   5) minutes.
SCT capabilities: 	       (0x3035)	SCT Status supported.
					SCT Feature Control supported.
					SCT Data Table supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x002f   200   200   051    Pre-fail  Always       -       1506
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0027   175   169   021    Pre-fail  Always       -       2250
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       317
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   199   199   140    Pre-fail  Always       -       52
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x002e   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   019   019   000    Old_age   Always       -       59344
 10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
 12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       316
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       99
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032   123   123   000    Old_age   Always       -       231990
194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0022   102   096   000    Old_age   Always       -       41
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032   166   166   000    Old_age   Always       -       34
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0032   193   193   000    Old_age   Always       -       1177
198 Offline_Uncorrectable   0x0030   193   193   000    Old_age   Offline      -       1145
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate   0x0008   184   184   000    Old_age   Offline      -       6411
240 Head_Flying_Hours       0x0032   026   026   000    Old_age   Always       -       54607
241 Total_LBAs_Written      0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       120236349952
242 Total_LBAs_Read         0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       64784514199

SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Short offline       Completed: read failure       60%     59344         238080
# 2  Short offline       Completed without error       00%         0         -

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
 SPAN  MIN_LBA  MAX_LBA  CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
    1        0        0  Not_testing
    2        0        0  Not_testing
    3        0        0  Not_testing
    4        0        0  Not_testing
    5        0        0  Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
  After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.

Long one:
- smartctl -a output:
view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14OEnv0 … sp=sharing

- smartctl -H output: 

smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [x86_64-linux-5.14.15-arch1-1] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-20, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Western Digital Blue
Device Model:     WDC WD10EZEX-75M2NA0
Serial Number:    WD-WCC3F2865329
LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 2b493e23f
Firmware Version: 01.01A01
User Capacity:    1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB]
Sector Sizes:     512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate:    7200 rpm
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ACS-2, ACS-3 T13/2161-D revision 3b
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Wed Jul 27 07:16:28 2022 UTC
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x82)	Offline data collection activity
					was completed without error.
					Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status:      ( 121)	The previous self-test completed having
					the read element of the test failed.
Total time to complete Offline 
data collection: 		(12000) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: 			 (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
					Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
					Suspend Offline collection upon new
					command.
					Offline surface scan supported.
					Self-test supported.
					Conveyance Self-test supported.
					Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities:            (0x0003)	Saves SMART data before entering
					power-saving mode.
					Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability:        (0x01)	Error logging supported.
					General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine 
recommended polling time: 	 (   2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: 	 ( 124) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: 	 (   5) minutes.
SCT capabilities: 	       (0x3035)	SCT Status supported.
					SCT Feature Control supported.
					SCT Data Table supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x002f   200   200   051    Pre-fail  Always       -       1506
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0027   175   169   021    Pre-fail  Always       -       2250
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       317
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   199   199   140    Pre-fail  Always       -       52
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x002e   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   019   019   000    Old_age   Always       -       59347
 10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
 12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       316
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       99
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032   123   123   000    Old_age   Always       -       231991
194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0022   104   096   000    Old_age   Always       -       39
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032   166   166   000    Old_age   Always       -       34
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0032   193   193   000    Old_age   Always       -       1177
198 Offline_Uncorrectable   0x0030   193   193   000    Old_age   Offline      -       1145
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate   0x0008   200   184   000    Old_age   Offline      -       17
240 Head_Flying_Hours       0x0032   026   026   000    Old_age   Always       -       54607
241 Total_LBAs_Written      0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       120236349952
242 Total_LBAs_Read         0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       64784514231

SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Extended offline    Completed: read failure       90%     59344         238120
# 2  Short offline       Completed: read failure       60%     59344         238080
# 3  Short offline       Completed without error       00%         0         -

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
 SPAN  MIN_LBA  MAX_LBA  CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
    1        0        0  Not_testing
    2        0        0  Not_testing
    3        0        0  Not_testing
    4        0        0  Not_testing
    5        0        0  Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
  After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.

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#12 2022-07-27 08:34:44

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   199   199   140    Pre-fail  Always       -       52
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032   166   166   000    Old_age   Always       -       34
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0032   193   193   000    Old_age   Always       -       1177
198 Offline_Uncorrectable   0x0030   193   193   000    Old_age   Offline      -       1145

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The temperature is fairly high, but not extreme and I can't say whether the heat is the cause or a symptom of the failing drive.
Check the environment (case) temperature before you replace it.

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#13 2022-07-27 08:37:50

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

Yes this doesn't read good at all. Self-tests couldn't complete because they ran into errors, reallocated sectors, pending sectors a large amount of uncorrectable errors. I wouldn't trust that drive anymore.

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#14 2022-07-27 09:00:18

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

Got it. Thank you all for the helps! Thanks

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#15 2022-07-27 15:15:30

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Re: kernel panic not syncing attempted kill init [SOLVED]

V1del wrote:

Yes this doesn't read good at all. Self-tests couldn't complete because they ran into errors, reallocated sectors, pending sectors a large amount of uncorrectable errors. I wouldn't trust that drive anymore.

Not to mention 6.8 *years* of run time on that drive.

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