Re: unable to open initial console [devfs?]

[Simon Matter <simon.matter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dean Brissinger schrieb:
> 
>         I used the 2.4.5/1.0.1 RPM to upgrade my Redhat system (built
> w/ XFS 1.0 CD).  The kernel seems happy but upon booting reports
> "unable to open initial console".  I've seen this before when messing
> with devfs.  It basically means /dev/ is missing device files.  I
> read a while back that this kernel has devfs disabled by default.  Is
> there a trick to get the standard /dev back when upgrading from 1.0
> to 1.0.1 RPM's?

If devfs is not mounted you should have your old /dev visible. Did you
delete /dev when messing with devfs? If so, you can just boot with
devfs enabled, grab the hole /dev from somewhere and manage to put
it on your disk.

-Simon