Waring in kernel 2.6.10

Waring in kernel 2.6.10

[umesh chandak]

hi,
           I have compiled a kernel 2.6.10 on FC3 it
gives me the warning like this 



Warning: unable to open an initial console.


          Plz help me out


		
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Re: Waring in kernel 2.6.10

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Wed, 2005-10-05 at 12:27 -0700, umesh chandak wrote:
> hi,
>            I have compiled a kernel 2.6.10 on FC3 it
> gives me the warning like this 
> 
> 

you forgot to make an initrd.

you're best of using "make install" as last step in your kernel build
process, that does the initrd automatic and as a bonus also adds your
kernel to the grub bootloader automatically

Re: Waring in kernel 2.6.10

[Valdis.Kletnieks]

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On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:27:54 PDT, umesh chandak said:

Not actually a kernel problem, most likely...

>            I have compiled a kernel 2.6.10 on FC3 it
> gives me the warning like this 

> Warning: unable to open an initial console.

It can't find /dev/console.

Most likely, you're running with either no initrd or a busticated one.

FC3 assumes you're using an initrd, and that the initrd has a number of
files already defined in a small /dev that's used to get things started,
and /dev/console is one of those things.



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Re: Waring in kernel 2.6.10

[Jesper Juhl]

On 10/5/05, umesh chandak <chandak_pict@yahoo.com> wrote:
> hi,
>            I have compiled a kernel 2.6.10 on FC3 it
> gives me the warning like this
>
>
>
> Warning: unable to open an initial console.
>

Did you remember to enable the proper console related options in your
kernel; like CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE, CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE etc.
I guess it could also be problem with an old or incorrectly configured
udev so it can't find /dev/console or it could be a problem with your
initrd.

And if you could be bothered to stick "Warning: unable to open an
initial console." in google you'll see that you are not the first to
have a problem like that and there is *lots* of help available out
there.
Do a little research please (and if you've already done some research,
then letting people know what you've already checked when posting your
question is usually a good idea).

May I recommend this document :
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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