"kernel panic - not syncing attempted to kill init"

[dlee2654]

Hello, I frequently get warnings on my Linux servers when attempting to migrate them about incompatible controller type.  they are all set for buslogic SCSI controller.  I cloned one of my servers, then attempted to change from buslogic to lsilogic and now it fails to boot with "kernel panic - not syncing attempted to kill init".  It seems all the fix documents I can find for SCSI controller boot failure apply to windows.  I am hoping that by now, in 2015, someone has managed to resolve this issue?  re-installing Linux is not an option for me, too complex of a program to re-install/configure.  I seem unable to formulate a search query that returns an answer that applies to Linux guest OS.

thanks,

-d

[dlee2654 · Accepted solution]

It appears that my one last shot at searching paid off.  the instructions found How to Change SCSI Controllers on your Linux VM – The Lone Sysadmin

solved my problem.  my old Linux vms are now all booting from LSILogic SAS controller with no errors or warnings.  Hopefully this helps someone.

thanks,

-d