Re: Migration to new HD: "unable to open an initial console"
me point there's a message, something like 'mounting /dev/hda1 > > read-only' (don't know exactly since it isn't logged anywhere) > > > > The next message is where it ends: 'unable to open an initial > > console'. > > The problem se
Re: Migration to new HD: "unable to open an initial console"
by Mitchell Laks (thanks for that!). > > > > > > Then I switched the machine off, removed the old harddisk, switched > > > the new harddisk from slave to master and turned the machine on. > > > > > > Grub executed OK, there's a lot of info scrolling ove
Re: Migration to new HD: "unable to open an initial console"
lot of info scrolling over the screen. At > > some point there's a message, something like 'mounting /dev/hda1 > > read-only' (don't know exactly since it isn't logged anywhere) > > > > The next message is where it ends: 'unable to open an initi
Re: Migration to new HD: "unable to open an initial console"
from slave to master and turned the machine on. Grub executed OK, there's a lot of info scrolling over the screen. At some point there's a message, something like 'mounting /dev/hda1 read-only' (don't know exactly since it isn't logged anywhere) The next message i
Re: Migration to new HD: "unable to open an initial console"
slave to master and turned the machine on. > > Grub executed OK, there's a lot of info scrolling over the screen. At > some point there's a message, something like 'mounting /dev/hda1 > read-only' (don't know exactly since it isn't logged anywhere) > >
Migration to new HD: "unable to open an initial console"
like 'mounting /dev/hda1 read-only' (don't know exactly since it isn't logged anywhere) The next message is where it ends: 'unable to open an initial console'. I'm sure I followed the Howto's to the letter and Google doesn't give me any answers to this
Unable to open an initial console
Unable to boot. Upon boot-up machine stops and hangs and displays the subject error message. Have been running all unstable for years with no problems. Am currently running all potato. Problem may have occured upon nightly ftp update of potato. Don't know how to recover from this problem. Is
Re: newbie² in trouble: installation failshello there, (please forgive my poor English)I've got an interesting case for you linux wizzkids...I tried to install Debian 2.1 and now i can't boot from hard disk andfloppy, or reinstall the system:I tried to install Debian 2.1 on a 486 with floppies.I managed to bootfrom hard disk, and started doing some linux. Soon i got tired ofdownloading the packages each time i wanted to try something new andordered the cdroms. First wanted to configure the cd-driver for mycreative labs CR-563 B in linux, it never worked out(also in dselect).After a while i convinced myself it would be better to reinstall (whatwould allow me to repartition as well). I still had a rescue and a bootdisk. I repartitioned, and wanted to continue with a cdrom-installation.I couldn't configure my cdrom-driver. I tried a few things, and gave itup. When i wanted to reboot, i found out my hard disk was empty(ipartitioned it), and i tried to reboot with my boot disk. Linux stoppedbooting with an 'unable to open an initial console' message. Then icould only try to reinstall with floppies. When i started the wholeinstallation once again everything seemed allright, till i came at'install the OS kernel and modules' where you have to insert the rescuedisk (it was already inserted). i got 'this is not the rescuefloppy...'message. tried it again and again, nothing helped. I threw thefloppy away, took another computer, rawrited2 resc1440.bin to it, thisone didn't work either, nor did any other floppy.(all formatted 14.4disks that allowed me to start the installation but stopped at the samepoint).So these are my questions: how can i get Linux to understand that i'musing the right floppies?how can i configure my CR-563creative labs in the installation program?what is this message when i bootfrom a boot-floppy:'unable to open an initial console'?here are some technical details: MB: Sis85c47,BIOS: Award v 4.50G,12MBram, SB16 with CR-563B CDROM (proprietary), linuxver: Debian 2.1, kernel
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newbie² in trouble: installation failshello there, ( please forgive my poor English)I've got an interesting case for you linux wizzkids...I tried to install Debian 2.1 and now i can't boot from hard disk andfloppy, or reinstall the system:I tried to install Debian 2.1 on a 486 with floppies.I managed to bootfrom hard disk, and started doing some linux. Soon i got tired ofdownloading the packages each time i wanted to try something new andordered the cdroms. First wanted to configure the cd-driver for mycreative labs CR-563 B in linux, it never worked out(also in dselect).After a while i convinced myself it would be better to reinstall (whatwould allow me to repartition as well). I still had a rescue and a bootdisk. I repartitioned, and wanted to continue with a cdrom-installation.I couldn't configure my cdrom-driver. I tried a few things, and gave it up. When i wanted to reboot, i found out my hard disk was empty(i partitioned it), and i tried to reboot with my boot disk. Linux stopped booting with an 'unable to open an initial console' message. Then i could only try to reinstall with floppies. When i started the whole installation once again everything seemed allright, till i came at 'install the OS kernel and modules' where you have to insert the rescue disk (it was already inserted). i got 'this is not the rescue floppy...'message. tried it again and again, nothing helped. I threw the floppy away, took another computer, rawrited2 resc1440.bin to it, this one didn't work either, nor did any other floppy.(all formatted 14.4 disks that allowed me to start the installation but stopped at the same point).So these are my questions: how can i get Linux to understand that i'musing the right floppies? how can i configure my CR-563 creative labs in the installation program? what is this message when i boot from a boot-floppy:'unable to open an initial console'?here are some technical details: MB: Sis85c47,BIOS: Award v 4.50G,12MBram, SB16 with CR-563B CDROM (proprietary), linuxver: Debian 2.1, kernel
>hello there, (please forgive my poor English) Hi Damiaan No need, Your English is very good. I don't know anything about your cdrom, but I do have allot Of experience with bad disks. Try A different disk and redownload resc1440.bin and rawrite it again it may have gotten corrupted ( con
Re: "Unable to open an initial console" error
Jens Ritter wrote: > > Daniel Mashao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > machine. Actually it is from a dual pentium to a single pentium machine. I > > have been experiencing a lot of crashes with the dual pentium machine so I > > now decided it is time I moved to a single pentium machine. The
Re: "Unable to open an initial console" error
On: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 16:14:06 +0200 (SAT) Daniel Mashao writes: > > I am trying to transplant a Debian Linux disk to another formerly > Debian machine. Actually it is from a dual pentium to a single > pentium machine. I have been experiencing a lot of crashes with the > dual pentium machine so I no
Re: "Unable to open an initial console" error
Daniel Mashao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am trying to transplant a Debian Linux disk to another formerly Debian > machine. Actually it is from a dual pentium to a single pentium machine. I > have been experiencing a lot of crashes with the dual pentium machine so I > now decided it is time I
"Unable to open an initial console" error
I am trying to transplant a Debian Linux disk to another formerly Debian machine. Actually it is from a dual pentium to a single pentium machine. I have been experiencing a lot of crashes with the dual pentium machine so I now decided it is time I moved to a single pentium machine. The kernel loads
Re: Unable to open an initial console.
Check that /dev/console is linked to appropriate /dev/tty? file. It's linked to tty0 in my system. Also remember correct permissions! --j -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Unable to open an initial console.
Hello, I somehow messed up one of my long-stable hamm systems during an upgrade. On boot-up, even a single-user boot, the boot process fails with the message in the subject line above. What may have caused this is that I ran out of space on my /usr partition during the upgrade. Things have been
Re: Installation problem: unable to open an initial console
> itself. I then use the Rescue Disk and boot using the option > > rescue root=/dev/hda5 > > (I had the / partition on an extended logical partition named hda5.) > and the message "unable to open an initial console" appeared. I then > tried the default boot option in
Installation problem: unable to open an initial console
le to open an initial console" appeared. I then tried the default boot option in the Rescus Disk and I was able to mount my previous partitions on the directory /target. However, I cannot do anything else. (I would like, at least, to save my data files!) There does not seem to be a hardwa
