>> Here is the entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst on machine A: >> title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.14 >> root (hd0,4) >> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.14 root=/dev/ataraid/d0p7 ro >> initrd /initrd.img-2.6.14 >> savedefault >> boot >> >> But, when I boot machine A with this 2.6.14 kernel, I get: >> >> RAMDISK: cramfs filesystem found at block 0 >> RAMDISK: Loading 2144 KiB [1 disk] into ram disk... done >> mount: unknown filesystem type 'devfs' >> umount: devfs: not mounted >> mount: unknown filesystem type 'devfs' >> umount: devfs: not mounted >> pivot_root: No such file or directory >> /sbin/init: 432: cannot open dev/console: No such file >> Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! >> >You need to create the /dev/console file. Use a rescue disk and run: >mknod -m 660 /dev/console c 5 1 > >When you reboot, i would install udev to create your device nodes.
Thanks for the hint, but I can boot the machine with a 2.4.x kernel, and /dev/console is there: ls -l /dev/console crw------- 1 root tty 5, 1 Nov 6 15:37 /dev/console Thank you, Alex
