Cannot boot Cent OS converted machine in Hyper-V

It looks like you might be having an issue with the filesystem. I don't have much experience with either though. KOOLER (StarWind) might have more insight. 

Problem: I cannot get past the following
kernel panic - not syncing: attempted to kill init! 
My goal is to get this Linux guest booting in Hyper-V. 
I just completed a V2V conversion using StarWind V2V Image Converter.
I am able to log into this Linux guest at the vSphere Console, so it is getting past the obstacle pictured above.
Thank you in advance. 
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    0x817c3fc8 : 0x19eb34 (0xab382a0 0x0 0x1a10b5 0xa63f208)
    No mapping exists for frame pointer
    Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbffff378
    Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
    com.apple.NVDAResman(5.1.6)@0x894d8000->0x89704fff
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5)@0x78cc5000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4)@0x78ac0000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5)@0x78d36000
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5)@0x78d36000->0x78d51fff
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4)@0x78ac0000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    9A581
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 9.0.0: Tue Oct 9 21:35:55 PDT 2007; root:xnu-1228~1/RELEASE_I386
    System model name: MacPro1,1 (Mac-F4208DC8)

    I really appreciate everyone's help.
    I am certainly not above taking the machine in but I will say this.....
    I have been building and working on PC's for 15-20 years. I have never once used or had the need for a repair shop. It is my hobby. I recently switched to osx to give the mac a try and I love it.
    I will say that vista/xp has four times as many problems but at least i can fix whatever comes my way hardware or software.
    Any more ideas how to settle this without making my first trip to the repair shop ever?...
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