EC2 Kernel Panic / Fatal Diagnostic Troubleshooter (Part 2)
Use the interactive troubleshooter below to identify your EC2 kernel panic or fatal error symptom, review the raw evidence, understand the root cause, and apply the recommended fix.
🚨 Step 1: What specific error symptom are you experiencing?
Please click the most accurate description:
Quick Reference Table
| # | Scenario | Key Error Signal | Root Cause | The Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | panic | Unable to load SELinux Policy. Machine is in enforcing mode. Halting now. / Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! | SELinux has been enabled in error, the supplied kernel is not supported by GRUB, or the fallback kernel does not exist. | N/A |
| 5 | panic | XENBUS: Timeout connecting to devices! / Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel. | The block device is not connected to the instance or the instance is attempting to boot using an old instance kernel. | N/A |