Quoting Marty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > If /dev is empty in a cloned root filesystem (since udev is its > own filesystem and /dev files are not copied) it does not boot up > but hangs with an error message similar to "can't open initial > console." I've not narrowed down which console device the kernel > is looking for, nor determined whether this is a misconfiguration. > None of my systems are clean sarge installs so I can't rule out > any step that a new installer may take to avoid this. > > My workaround is to just copy all the device files to the cloned > drive by hand from a live system, but this is getting old. Does > anyone know the cause of the misbehavior? Thanks. >
IIRC, /dev/xconsole has to exist to boot. HTH, Jeffrey -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
