Can't initalize console?

miqorz · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 3:59 am Post subject: Can't initalize console?

I know what this means but I don't know how to fix it..

I've been using udev on 3 different installs with no problem.

This is the first time it's given me -any- trouble what-so-ever. Heh.

Anyways, It gives me a kernel panic that it can't initalize core console or the like.

Which I take to mean /dev/console isn't there.

Any ideas? Thia is my THIRD try at re-installing tonight and all have seemed to have some kind of goof up.

EDIT: I also tried turning on the /dev tarball in /etc/rc.conf (or is it /etc/conf.d/rc?)

inode77 · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:04 am Post subject:

See section 9 of udev primer http://webpages.charter.net/decibelshelp/LinuxHelp_UDEVPrimer.html

miqorz · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:13 am Post subject:

heh, it says it exists.

miqorz · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:34 am Post subject:

I'm not getting this, It's there ... but the kernel can't initialize it.

:roll:

miqorz · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:16 am Post subject:

I just wrote down the EXACT error.

Duck-Billed Platypus · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:28 am Post subject:

Did you use genkernel?
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miqorz · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:32 am Post subject:

Eww, no.

I just used the same config from my old install (which worked great, completely configured by me.)

I don't uderstand this at all..

EXACT configs as my old install but this one is telling me to go to hell..

I'm NOT reinstalling for the 4th time in a row.

Duck-Billed Platypus · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:37 am Post subject:

Well try passing init= option to kernel in lilo/grub.conf
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miqorz · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:39 am Post subject:

Pardon? In what syntax and situation?

codergeek42 · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:44 am Post subject:

It's there in the chroot because u have already a device-management daemon (most likely devfsd) running. Try bind-mounting it then creating the console and null nodes (do this from after you boot your system. Don't worry, it still botts, but you just don't get to see the output of the initscripts, only once the agetty instances spawn on the ttys are you able to interact, and that's because udevd is already running and has crated the necesary device nodes):

Duck-Billed Platypus · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:45 am Post subject:

I'm just throwing out ideas.. That's what I usually do--just do whatever comes to mind.

In your grub/lilo.conf add init=something... :/ Honestly I have no idea what to do. Sorry..
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codergeek42 · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:49 am Post subject:

wait..."no init found". Are you sure you have /sbin/init and all that instaled correctly?
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miqorz · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:57 am Post subject:

codergeek42 · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:58 am Post subject:

Is /sbin a seperate partition?
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Duck-Billed Platypus · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:59 am Post subject:

Well if youre giving up on gentoo.. try freebsd. It's really minimal and has ports (like portage) and packages.
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miqorz · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:59 am Post subject:

miqorz · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 6:00 am Post subject:

codergeek42 · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 6:02 am Post subject:

MMM...I dunno what it would be then.

Perhaps you could try chrooting from the LiveCD and doing an

miqorz · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 6:15 am Post subject:

inode77 · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:33 pm Post subject:

miqorz · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:56 pm Post subject:

I've switched to FreeBSD.. mods can close this thread.

Strips · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2002 Posts: 67 Location: Norway

I just got the same problem as described here.

Completely new install. Latest stage 3. Well, everything is recompiled with ~x86.

First try was with gentoo-dev-sources and genkernel.

Second try was with the .config in the kernel folder (guess it was created by the first genkernel). Modified Everything essential as built in. Done ths a hundred times in Gentoo and Debian. Might be some thing I've missed.

Now I'm gonna chroot in and try what codergeek42 quoted from the udev Guide.

I'll be back if I find any solution.

Update: Reading the udev howto.

Strips · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2002 Posts: 67 Location: Norway

FFS !!!

Just wen't to visit the hall of shame.

In grub.conf I had written wrong root partition.

To you all and myself: Always check the stupid obvious :lol:

myuser · Apprentice Joined: 31 Jan 2004 Posts: 218

yeah, this is happening to me as well.

I have used a completely new config but I configured it from memory and I suspect that things have changed, oh well back to step thru the config again.

Anderon · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2004 Posts: 8