Re: Client Linux can't open initial console

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Subject: Re: Client Linux can't open initial console
From: Jim Gifford <jim@mail.RATH.PeachNet.EDU>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 10:57:59 -0500
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In-Reply-To: <199712121518.XAA00912@cel.mimos.my>; from Mohd-Hanafiah Abdullah on Fri, Dec 12, 1997 at 11:18:04PM +0800
References: <199712121518.XAA00912@cel.mimos.my>
Reply-To: netboot@baghira.han.de

This indicates that the filesystem the kernel mounted as root doesn't have
a working /dev/console.  Redhat 4.2 used to give me this problem any time 
I didn't put / on the first linux partition (I always put /boot there).

hope this helps
jim
On Fri, Dec 12, 1997 at 11:18:04PM +0800, Mohd-Hanafiah Abdullah wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to boot a diskless Linux client off a Linux server.  Both are
> kernel 2.0.30.  The boot floppy manages to communicate with the server and
> is able to load the Linux kernel.  But it halts at this point:

References:
- Client Linux can't open initial console
  - From: Mohd-Hanafiah Abdullah <napi@cel.mimos.my>

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