Re: [coLinux-users] Warning: unable to open an initial console.

[Alister H. <ali...@sy...>]

> Please check the image, that the file /sbin/init exist, is executable 
and that it is an "ELF" file for 32 bit systems.

It is a link to /bin/busybox, which is that.

> Alternatively use "init=/bin/sh" to get a shell directly.

Even that way I still get the same message.

-----Original Message-----
From: Henry Nestler [mailto:hen...@ar...] 
Sent: Tuesday, 7 July 2009 8:53 p.m.
To: Alister Hood; col...@li...
Subject: Re: [coLinux-users] Warning: unable to open an initial console.

H. Nestler wrote:
> Alister Hood wrote:
>> Warning: unable to open an initial console.
>
> This means your directory "/dev" is empty.
>
> Mount your image from any other running Linux (for example Knoppix),
mount the image as loop, and create this devices:
>
> # mknod -m 600 dev/console c 5 1
> # mknod -m 666 dev/null c 1 3
> # mknod -m 666 dev/zero c 1 5
>
> Or try to use "initrd=initrd.gz". Our initrd does this also for you.
>

Oh, sorry, have not seen your mail completely. :-( You had that checked 
alright.

Please check the image, that the file /sbin/init exist, is executable 
and that it is an "ELF" file for 32 bit systems.

   mount -o loop,ro YourImageName /mnt
   file /mnt/sbin/init

That should be an ELF 32-bit LSB executable, and a statically linked 
file. *NOT* 64 bit.

Alternatively use "init=/bin/sh" to get a shell directly.

-- 
Henry N.