Thread: kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

hi all. can read did here @ post:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1322547

thought might have more luck tackling issue @ hand more concise thread. boot machine, grub, choose kernel, progress bar goes , , stops in middle, caps light starts flashing , that's it. hard boot way fix. run recovery , halts at:

code:

begin: running /scripts/init-bottom run-init: /sbin/init : no such file or directory kernel panic - not syncing: attempted kill init!

help!

can boot windows no problem , boot off livecd no problem know not hardware problem.

reinstall kernel? in livecd , fix something? wouldn't know start. have researched hours , there no fix or real explanation can find.

, suggestions appreciated getting desperate. can save files don't have time right (nor want) reinstall. must reasonably straight forward. have no clues.

this http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...l-init-353920/ might useful. i'll try find more specific though.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...l-init-313273/ says bad ram. might not bad idea run memtest.

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