No init found. Try passing init= bootarg

[PJay3]

Hi
First post
Ive been using ubuntu for about 6 months now. Im currently running 10.04 desktop on a ext4 partition but today I am unable to boot, im getting this error -

mount: mounting /dev on /root/dev failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /sys on /root/sys failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /proc on /root/proc failed: No such file or directory
Target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init.
No init found. Try passing init= bootarg

BusyBox v1.13.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.13.3-1ubuntu11) built-in shell (ash)
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Ive booted from the live cd and tryed to check the filesystem in gparted but i am getting this error -

e2fsck: Device or resource busy while trying to open /dev/sda1

I am also unable to mount the filesystem as to copy the contents from the home folder which is really the only thing im interested in.
I do hope someone can help me as im pulling my hair out here

PJay

[PJay3]

Anyone? I just really need to mount the filesystem really but it says device is busy. Ive run out of ideas now

PJay

[spikoley]

It sounds like there might be something wrong with your hard drive. Boot into the live CD and try repairing it with the following command.

sudo fsck /dev/sda1

The sda1 might be something else. If you do not know the name of your drive then run gparted. It should list the name of the drive. Just replace the sda1 with the name of your drive.

I am not sure if this will work, but its a worth a shot.

[PJay3]

It sounds like there might be something wrong with your hard drive. Boot into the live CD and try repairing it with the following command.

sudo fsck /dev/sda1

The sda1 might be something else. If you do not know the name of your drive then run gparted. It should list the name of the drive. Just replace the sda1 with the name of your drive.

I am not sure if this will work, but its a worth a shot.

Thankyou. Worked like a charm

[mm.ie]

By God or any other metric, you are a saviour of my newbie soul. Worked for me too!

[spikoley]

I am glad it worked for both of you. BTW, I am Agnostic!

[eskalaiyarasan]

I'm using ubuntu10.04.its works fine but now it shows same error(boot arg not found)
sudo command doesn't work
help me to recover my data
when in trying to boot from live cd it doesn't boot
shows error

[spikoley]

I'm using ubuntu10.04.its works fine but now it shows same error(boot arg not found)
sudo command doesn't work
help me to recover my data
when in trying to boot from live cd it doesn't boot
shows error

It sounds like you have a different issue since you cannot boot into the live CD. I recommend starting a new thread. Once you are able to boot into the live CD then this command might fix your other issue.

[Edgeraven]

I tried using sudo fsck /dev/sda1 and I get an error it says device or resource busy while trying to open /dev/sda1 filesystem mounted or opened exclusivly by another pprogram...I am running live cd because ubuntu 10.10 will not boot and I get the no init found error...please help...I don't want to have to do a clean install...it was working just fine last night then I woke up today and this...thank you in advance...

[spikoley]

The partition cannot be mounted when running the command. Use Gparted to unmount it from the live CD. Look in the Gparted menu for the option to unmount it. Make sure you are working with the right partition. In the upper right hand corner you can select the partition.

gksudo gparted

Then run the command.