Fedora Boot Problem

sowlerrmgh · 05-12-2007, 12:36 PM

Hi,

I am a complete beginner at Linux but want to try it as an alternative OS to Windows.

I just installed Fedora, the install went very well. However when I boot the system I get: "Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!"

Could anyone offer any help?

sowlerrmgh

~~PureEvilDan~~ · 05-12-2007, 03:14 PM

What was the messages before that?

Edit: From a quick google, my guess would be that you have installed Fedora 3.

One method that worked for someone else:
Change your optical drive & hard drive to different IDE cables.

sowlerrmgh · 05-14-2007, 03:52 PM

Hi,

I have installed Fedora Core 6.

Here is the screenshot of the problem:

regards

Sowlerrmgh

**cjessee** · 05-18-2007, 06:19 PM

At the startup grub menu, “press any key” and then enter “e”.

Move down to the kernel command line and enter “e”.

At the right end of the kernel line, enter a space plus the text “selinux=0” without the quotes, followed by [Enter] and then “b”.

The system will boot with selinux disabled and you can then use the menu security tool to disable selinux permanently.

05-12-2007, 12:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
sowlerrmgh Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	Fedora Boot Problem Hi, I am a complete beginner at Linux but want to try it as an alternative OS to Windows. I just installed Fedora, the install went very well. However when I boot the system I get: "Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!" Could anyone offer any help? sowlerrmgh

05-12-2007, 03:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~PureEvilDan~~ Register user Join Date: May 2005 Location: England Posts: 229 OS: Gentoo AMD XP 2400+ 1GB Ram / WinXp Intel 805D 2GB Ram My System	Re: Fedora Boot Problem What was the messages before that? Edit: From a quick google, my guess would be that you have installed Fedora 3. One method that worked for someone else: Change your optical drive & hard drive to different IDE cables. Last edited by PureEvilDan; 05-12-2007 at 03:17 PM.

05-14-2007, 03:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
sowlerrmgh Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	Re: Fedora Boot Problem Hi, I have installed Fedora Core 6. Here is the screenshot of the problem: regards Sowlerrmgh

05-18-2007, 06:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
cjessee Uh oh. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 794 OS: Windows NT/2000/XP, Dictaphone, Windows 2003 Server	Re: Fedora Boot Problem At the startup grub menu, “press any key” and then enter “e”. Move down to the kernel command line and enter “e”. At the right end of the kernel line, enter a space plus the text “selinux=0” without the quotes, followed by [Enter] and then “b”. The system will boot with selinux disabled and you can then use the menu security tool to disable selinux permanently.