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[David Horton]

bill at thebranchhearth.net wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm new to this list and am trying out pocket linux to learn the linux/gnu
> system inside and out (if that's possible).
> 
> Anyway, after a week in chapter 2, I still have not successfully go the
> bash shell to run. I get a Kernel Panic message that goes on to say "try
> passing init=initfile". Well I did this per the instructions.
> 
> Does anyone know any reasons why the kernel didn't receive the init= option?
> 
> I noticed two others on this list previously had the same problem.
> 
> It seems if this is a common problem, once we find the solution, it should
> be included in the main tutorial.
> 
> Regards,
> Bill Branch
> 

Bill,

One thing you might want to check is that there is ELF binary support in 
  your kernel configuration.  Someone had mentioned that this is not 
explicitly mentioned in the guide and it will cause the error you are 
seeing.  This oversight has been fixed in the version 3 preview of the 
guide.  If you would like to work with version 3 go to: 
http://www.happy-monkey.net/pocket/preview/ and choose either the HTML 
or the PDF version.

Dave