Can't reproduce this (I updated 3 very different Mageia 3 systems with that kernel).

I don't know what causes it, only that it seems to at random hit one or another user after a kernel update. (See also bug 3360)

Setting a bug to release blocker is only done for very serious and reproduced cauldron bugs that cannot be fixed after the next stable version of Mageia is released.

Can you try to re-generate your initrd for this kernel and save the output, in case there is something odd in it? 

as root:

cd /boot
mv initrd-3.10.24-desktop-2.mga3.img initrd-old.img
/sbin/installkernel -N 3.10.24-desktop-2.mga3 2>&1 | tee create_initrd.txt

If after recreating it you still have the same problem, then please attach create_initrd.txt

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
Priority: release_blocker => Normal
CC: (none) => marja11, tmb
Summary: Kernel panic at start-up => kernel panic - not syncing: attempted to kill init
Severity: critical => normal

Hello Marja,

I removed kernel 3.10.24-2, rebooted on 3.8.13.4 : the old kernel works fine.
Then I reinstalled kernel 3.10.24-2 and rebooted on it. Every time, I got the same kernel panic as pictured.

I then done what you suggested (omitting -N ), with results below:

I: dracut module 'network' will not be installed, because it's in the list to be omitted!
I: dracut module 'network' will not be installed, because it's in the list to be omitted!
I: *** Including module: dash ***
I: *** Including module: i18n ***
I: *** Including module: drm ***
I: *** Including module: plymouth ***
I: *** Including module: kernel-modules ***
I: *** Including module: resume ***
I: *** Including module: rootfs-block ***
I: *** Including module: terminfo ***
I: *** Including module: udev-rules ***
I: *** Including module: usrmount ***
I: *** Including module: base ***
I: *** Including module: fs-lib ***
I: *** Including module: shutdown ***
I: *** Including modules done ***
I: *** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware ***
I: *** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware done ***
I: *** Resolving executable dependencies ***
I: *** Resolving executable dependencies done***
I: *** Stripping files ***
I: *** Stripping files done ***
I: *** Creating image file ***
I: *** Creating image file done ***
I: Wrote /boot/initrd-3.10.24-desktop-2.mga3.img:
I: -rw------- 1 root root 8889955 déc.  19 21:47 /boot/initrd-3.10.24-desktop-2.mga3.img
defaulting background resolution to 1024x768
Added windows  *
Added linux-nonfb
Added failsafe
Added desktop_3.8.13.4-1.mga3
Added linux
Added desktop_3.10.24-2.mga3
One warning was suppressed.

Result: the same kernel panic. Nevertheless, I can work booting on 3.8.13 while 3.10.24 present on the choice-list.

I'm sorry, but I don't know how to capture all the messages which are displayed during the statrt-up.

Kindest regards, Raoul

Just tried the kernel 3.10.24-desktop586-2.mga3 with the same kernel panic...

is this still current?

CC: (none) => nic

Mageia 3 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status 4 months ago.
http://blog.mageia.org/en/2014/11/26/lets-say-goodbye-to-mageia-3/ 

Mageia 3 is no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further security or bug fix updates. As a result we are closing this bug.

If you can reproduce this bug against a currently maintained version of Mageia
please feel free to click on "Version" change it against that version of Mageia
and reopen this bug.

Thank you for reporting this bug and we are sorry it could not be fixed.

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Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => OLD