Target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init

Bug #25056 reported by Alan Hartless
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Bug Description

Hello,

I'm trying to install Ubuntu on an external harddrive (laptop hd in a usb2
case). I can boot to the drive successfully, but when it as it is loading linux
I get the following error:

Cannot read /etc/fstab: No such file or directory
Begin: Running /scripts/local-bottom...
Done.
Done.
Begin: Running /scripts/init-botom...
Done:
mount: Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file or directory
mount: Mounting /dev on /root/dev failed: No such file or directory
Target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init

Busybox v1.00-pre10...

*Blinking cursor*

I tried to install Debian also and I had a kernal attack. I'm not for sure what
to do. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?

Alan

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Stein Olav Aske (stein-aske) wrote :

I'm getting the exact same error, only
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on an internal
harddrive (IDE con.). Bug #26391.

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Martin Bergner (martin-bergner) wrote :

Hi, is this still a problem with Dapper or Edgy?

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Alan Hartless (harty83) wrote :

This bug was filed back in 2005 so it was probably with breezy. I doubt that it is a problem with Dapper or Edgy.

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Martin Bergner (martin-bergner) wrote :

Have you tried to install Dapper or Edgy on an external disk or do you just assume that it won't be a problem?

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Jonh Wendell (wendell) wrote :

I'm closing this bug because we got no response in a long time. Feel free to reopen it with information we asked for.

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