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Re: err msg: "Warning: Unable to open initial console"




On Sun, 13 Feb 2000, Nathan Fain wrote:

> Warning: Unable to open initial console.
> 
> It just hangs here.

it doesn't necessarily hang there, but it does not show you anything. the
messages sounds like the console device file (/dev/null) got corrupt or
simply removed, and thus cannot be opened. you could try re-creatingit
with your rescue disk, using the 'mknod' command. 

the console is a character device, with major number '4, and minor '0'.
thus, it's creation (assuming your '/' is mounted under '/mnt' of the
rescue disk):

mknod /mnt/dev/console c 4 0
chmod 0600 /mnt/dev/console


HOWEVER, as you can see, probably other files on your system got corrupt
or erased. thus, even if you solve this problem, there's no knowing what
else you might encounter. for the fun of it, and the learning experience,
i'd say: go on trying to save your system without re-installing. after
you're done, if it's an important enough system - re-install.

if you play the game well, you'll learn quite alot out of tihs experience.

guy

"For world domination - press 1,
 or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy


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