On Jan 25 2008 14:39, Jack Harvard wrote:
quoted text
>> On Jan 25 2008 13:40, Jack Harvard wrote:
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >I'm trying to boot Linux, but the /init process failed. Here is the
>> >info:
>> >
>> >=FF<6>/init exit code: -14
>> >/init exit code: -14
>> ><4>Failed to execute /init
>> >Failed to execute /init
>> > <6>/sbin/init exit code: -14
>> >
>> >Just wondering what do those different exit codes mean?
>>
>> asm-generic/errno-base.h:#define EFAULT 14 /* Bad address */
>>
>
>Also, before the init process hung up and printed out /init exit code:
>-14, it printed out the following symbol
>ÿ
>Which doesn't make any sense to me, just wondering what could have
>caused this? it's unlikely due to baud rate and printed out something
>unreadable.

ÿ is 255. While this could indicate a serial transmission error (my
guess: bad timing), printing -14 repeatedly certainly does not.
Is the ÿ reproducable, does it happen every time?
--
unsubscribe notice
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/