Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:02:11 +0200 | From | Madnux <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.x ( unable to open an initial console & unable to mount devfs, err: -5 ) |
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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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