RE: Re: [mu SETUP] Error: Cannot open initial console

From: Bob Romprey (zoot@farts.com)
Date: Sat Jun 30 2001 - 03:07:52 CEST

('binary' encoding is not supported, stored as-is) Exactly what kind of computer is this???
I know some compaq's used a small partition for their setup(configuration) utility. But I think that their partition was by default placed at the very end rather than the beginning of the disk.

Although this might be way off-base I'd think one might wish to have a look at the /etc/inittab file and see what type of terminal interface is being opened by "agetty".
I'd think one could attempt to specify either linux or, and I may be mistaken, vt100 (mostly used for serial interfaces). Particularly if muLinux runs from a floppy ok......

There is one more minor issue to look at also,
In this computers BIOS is The partition that muLinux is installed on flagged as "bootable"........I've got a few old clunkers(triton chipset) around here that absolutely WILL NOT boot unless the partition is flagged as bootable, and instead give an extremely crude error message that just says in a very ugly ROM font 8^P
No ROM Basic found
I don't know if this could affect loadlin but it's worth looking at if all else fails

>Reply-To: mulinux@sunsite.dk
> Peter Radtke <peterradtke@gmx.de> mulinux@sunsite.dk Re: [mu SETUP] Error: Cannot open initial consoleDate: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 22:05:17 +0200
>
>Hi,
>
>Are you using any RAID or a second IDE-Controller?
>
>greets
>
>Peter Radtke
>
>Am Donnerstag, 28. Juni 2001 20:43 schrieben Sie:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Im trying to start mulinux after unpacking and following the directions.
>> I execute boot.bat and the system is fine up until the hard drive section
>> before mounting the file system. Immediately at the point where it mounts
>> the filesystem, it reports: Cannot open initial console.
>>
>> Here are the facts:
>> 1.) I'm using the current stable version of mulinux
>> 2.) I'm booting from the hard drive in dos mode
>> 3.) I have a loadlin line pointing to root=/dev/hda1 (which is correct)
>> 4.) mu linux is in the C:\mulinux directory
>>
>> --Other--
>> 1.) I tried using /dev/mem instead of /dev/hda1, but I get a kernel panic
>> when I do that.
>>
>> If there is anymore information you need, or if you have any ideas, please
>> let me know..
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Matthew Miller
>>
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