linux-kernel - Re: Warning: unable to open an initial console.

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Message-ID: <20070402224923.GA11208@tuatara.stupidest.org>
Date:	Mon, 2 Apr 2007 15:49:23 -0700
From:	Chris Wedgwood <cw@...f.org>
To:	Tom Strader <tom.strader@...inx.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Warning: unable to open an initial console.

On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 12:04:56PM -0700, Tom Strader wrote:

> I have seen quite a few posts regarding unable to open an initial
> console, but my system seems to have the necessary things in place
> so I come looking for help.

your rootfs/initramfs/initrd is missing a valid working /dev/console

> VFS: Mounted root (jffs2 filesystem).

check /dev/ on this filesystem
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