Hello:
I tried to install a sidux kernal (and do a sidux conversion) with smxi. The script said everything was fine. However, when booting it hangs at a certain point. The last few lines are:


Busybox v1.10.2 (Debian 1:1.10.2-2) built-in shell (ash)
Enter"help" for a list of built-in commands.

/bish/sh: can't access tty: job control turned off
(initramfs)

And that's it, it doesn't go any further. I removed a lot of MEPIS stuff (following Anti's instructions on how to do it) and the system runs fine with a MEPIS kernel.

Any ideas?

thanks.

Pedro

Pedro, can you post your menu.lst. I think it may be trouble with partition identity. Changing to uuid's may help.

Erie:
here it is

timeout 15
color cyan/blue white/blue
foreground ffffff
background 0639a1

gfxmenu /boot/grub/message

#title MEPIS at hda1, newest kernel
#root (hd0,0)
#kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 nomce quiet splash vga=791 resume=/dev/hda2
#boot

#title MEPIS at hda1, previous kernel (if any)
#root (hd0,0)
#kernel /boot/vmlinuz.old root=/dev/hda1 nomce quiet splash vga=791 resume=/dev/hda2
#boot

title MEPIS at hda1, kernel 2.6.27-1-mepis-smp
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-1-mepis-smp root=/dev/hda1 nomce quiet splash vga=791 resume=/dev/hda2
boot

title MEMTEST
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=false

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(single-user) single
# altoptions=

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=false

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-1-486 Default
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.27-1-mepis-smp Previous
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz.old root=/dev/hda1 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img.old

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.28-2.slh.2-sidux-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-2.slh.2-sidux-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-2.slh.2-sidux-686

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.28-2.slh.1-sidux-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-2.slh.1-sidux-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-2.slh.1-sidux-686

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.27-1-mepis-smp
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-1-mepis-smp root=/dev/hda1 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-1-mepis-smp

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-1-486
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-486 root=/dev/hda1 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-486

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST


mepis and debian kernels are booting up fine.

thanks.

Erie:

I modified by menu.lst to add the kopt UUID line that was in the post by anti on how to clean up the grub menu, and now the sidux kernel is hanging in a different spot. Mepis kernel, still works.

thanks.

Pedro

sidux boot uses dash rather than bash.

Try
#apt-get install dash

and rebooting