Debian 4.0 (Etch) - Begin: Waiting for root file system
… after dropping to shell “(initramfs)” - wait few minutes after “Begin: Waiting for root file system” appears:
mkdir /mnt
mount /dev/hda3 /mnt
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt
mount proc -t proc /mnt/proc
mount sysfs -t sysfs /mnt/sys
I have:
/dev/hda1 - /boot
/dev/hda2 - swap
/dev/hda3 - /
and then do:chroot /mnt
export PATH=”/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH”
ifup lo
ifup eth0
apt-get install yaird
dpkg -P initramfs-tools
dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-2.6.17-2-amd64
[kill dhclient3 if you had DHCP on eth0]
exit
umount /mnt/proc
umount /mnt/sys
umount /mnt/boot
umount /mnt
reboot
Questions? 