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To: umesh chandak <chandak_pict@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Waring in kernel 2.6.10 
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:27:54 PDT."
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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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