[Bug 1236642] Re: failed to execute /init

[Rob Frohne]

Thanks Phillip,

I discovered something interesting.  The problem seems to go away if I
install a 32 bit OS instead of 64 bit.  Right now I'm installed with
Ubuntu 13.10 32 bit on that same partition, and everything is hunky
doory.  I do want to change over to 64 bit, so I'm going to go back and
install Ubuntu 13.10 64 bit and try your suggestions above to create a
new initramfs.

The results of SMART testing (short test) completed without error.

Rob

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Title:
  failed to execute /init

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I installed Ubuntu 13.10 _x64bit by this method last night (10/6/2013)
  and ended up with a kernel panic with the message "failed to  execute
  /init"  and here is how I installed it:

  1)  Using 13.04 on another partition of the same hard drive, made using unetbootin a flash drive with the latest daily Ubuntu _x64 image on it.
  2)  Booted on the USB drive, selected to do an "other partitioning" scheme, and set / to 60 Gigs of the remaining free space, and swap to 4 GB.  Then went through the install with the download from the Internet selected.  When it was done and said it was ready to reboot, I tried, but got the error, which I was able to read using the boot into recovery mode option.

  I enclosed a photo of the kernel panic screen.

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