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#1 2009-09-20 14:43:04
- menhir
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can't boot after system update -> INIT: No inittab file found
Hi i've a pc where i installed arch linux more than one year ago
Its a:
PentiumII 400mhz
192mb ram
2 harddrives (don't know if i use them as a lvm or if each consists of 2 partitions used as mountpoints)
graphic card nvidia TNT2
i wanted to update it using "pacman -Syu" but it didnt worked because TNT2 needed nvidia legacy treiber 71xx don't work with kernel > 2.6.26
so i removed currently used nvidia treiber with pacman and installed the xf86-nv driver using pacman...
after that i think i updated just the kernel (pacman -S kernel26)
and than the system (pacman -Syu)
that was successfully....but after my reboot the shock
INIT: No inittab file found
Enter runlevel:
doesnt matter what runlevel i try i can't get further
what should i do now? please help me and provide me something like a step by step guide
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#2 2009-09-20 15:03:10
- flamelab
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- Registered: 2007-12-26
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Re: can't boot after system update -> INIT: No inittab file found
Make a chroot through a live cd into your arch system, install "initscripts" and your are gonna be OK.
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#3 2009-09-20 20:06:22
- menhir
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Re: can't boot after system update -> INIT: No inittab file found
what kind of live cd should i use?
is there a arch live cd that has the initscripts package include that i don't require to have my wlan working?
where can i find a good tutorial for "chroot" rescue in my case?
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#4 2009-09-20 23:54:11
- JohnDoe
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Re: can't boot after system update -> INIT: No inittab file found
http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Chroot_from_a_livecd
But be aware of arch-specific paths.
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#5 2009-09-21 06:49:52
- sand_man
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- From: Australia
- Registered: 2008-06-10
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Re: can't boot after system update -> INIT: No inittab file found
what kind of live cd should i use?
is there a arch live cd that has the initscripts package include that i don't require to have my wlan working?where can i find a good tutorial for "chroot" rescue in my case?
Just use the Arch installation disc
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