Kernel panic on boot: run-init: /sbin/init: No such file or directory

Question

I'm trying to reboot a system Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64bit. When I boot up, it gives me the message found below.

Kernel panic on boot: run-init: /sbin/init: No such file or directory.

How can I fix it and restore the original sbin/init?

Solution

Follow these steps:

1. Boot your linux distribution on USB or CD

2. Live boot your system on the USB or CD key

3. In command line type: sudo mount /dev/sda1 or your dist partition /mnt

4. Run command: sudo chroot /mnt

5. Then run: sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

   Edit in file

   nameserver 8.8.8.8
   

6. sudo apt-get install init

After reboot your system, It will work fine.

Comments

[ShiftyF97]

It is not possible (anymore) to install the init package, however, I just had to manually link init to upstart if that's still on your system. In a chrooted environment: ln -s /sbin/upstart /sbin/init and ln -s /lib/sysvinit/telinit /sbin/telinit