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All the system processes that execute on a Linux-based
system root from init. While booting, it is the last step
performed that is identified by process id ’1′. Linux
references /etc/ inittab file to start these system
processes. Init also controls the processes and sequence
while shutting down the system.

While booting the system if you find errors that system
cannot boot further as it could not find init, odds are that
the initrd file is corrupted. In critical situations, you
might need to perform a clean reinstall of the system. Since
it causes data loss, you’ll need to restore lost data from
backup after performing clean reinstall. But if you face any
backup issues, you should use advanced Linux Data Recovery
tools that are special purpose tools to recover lost
information.

As an example, when you try to boot a Linux-based system,
you might receive the below error message:

“Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to
kernel”

The error message suggests that system is unable to find
initrd.

Cause

Possible causes for Linux-based system to show this behavior
are:

Not putting initrd statement while at Grub prompt or in
Grub.conf file

The kernel statement parameter ‘root’ is not pointing to the
valid hard disk or hard disk partition

Initrd file is either corrupted or has been deleted

Solution

You are recommended to follow these steps to fix this issue:

Ensure that you have used the correct inirtd for Grub that
it could pass to the kernel

You need to change the root parameter to the one that
contains the root (/) folder. For example, ‘root=/dev/hda3′
if /dev/hda3 is your root partition

If initrd file is damaged or deleted, use Linux rescue disk
to get the Linux up. Next, you should use chroot /dev/hdxy
(‘x’ refers to the hard disk letter and ‘y’ refers to the
partition number) command to change the root to your hard
disk

If the above measures fail or are not feasible, you should
perform a clean reinstall of the system. This deletes data,
so restore from backup. Sometimes, backup also gives errors
or is absent. Such situations necessitate the use of Data
Recovery Linux applications. These are valid tools to scan
the media and offer safe Linux Data Recovery.

Stellar Phoenix Linux Data Recovery is an advanced data
recovery application that supports Ext2, Ext3 and ReiserFS
file systems. This Data Recovery Linux application provides
you advanced features such as, RAW File Recovery, File
Filter, and Append File Header etc. It is compatible with
almost all Linux distributions including Gentoo, SlackWare,
Mandrake, Ubuntu, SUSE etc.

Author is researching on how booting error become the cause
of data loss. For lost linux recovery and booting problem
author suggested to use linux data recovery software.

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