[gentoo-embedded] bootable iso9660 CD without initrd

[Karl Hiramoto]

Hi,

I'm trying to prototype & demo a x86 embedded system on a virtual 
machine with a RO root file system.  I thought of making a bootable CD 
to do it.  I'm trying to do it without a initrd to keep the footprint to 
a minimum, the kernel boots but getting the error of init unable to open 
the initial console.  I suspect the problem is that iso9660 can not 
store /dev/console correctly as a character device.

Does anyone know if this is possible, and if there are examples anywhere 
on how to do it?

Thanks.