Re: 2.6.x ( unable to open an initial console & unable to mount devfs,err: -5 )

[Madnux]

Sorry but i'm not running udev !

I've run /sbin/MAKEDEV but it doesn't work anymore.

I still get "Unable to open an initial console"


I don't understand what's wrong ...




Felipe Alfaro Solana a écrit :

> On Sep 22, 2004, at 22:57, Madnux wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> I have some problems with my kernel 2.6.7 and 2.6.8.1.
>>
>> I get this message « mount_devfs_fs(): unable to mount devfs, err: 
-5 » and then « unable to open an initial console » What's this ? What 
does « err: -5 » mean ?
>>
>> I tried with no devfs compiled in but i still have this error 
message « unable to open an initial console »
>>
>> Fortunatly, i had kept my old kernel ( 2.4.20 ) who have no devfs 
compiled in and it run very well for 7 months
>>
>>
>> What's wrong with my system ?? Did i forget an option in the 
compilation ?
>>
>>
>> I have looked everywhere about that problem until monday !
>
>
>
> I think you are running one of the latest udev snapshots from 
RawHide, and it erased some important device nodes from your "/dev" 
directory. I guess you'll need to run /sbin/makedev to recreate the 
missing devices files.


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