On Tue, 2005-09-20 at 13:38 +0100, Paul wrote: > <snip> This doesn't seem to be a big problem but I would like to fix > > > it -- any > > > ideas???? > Hi, > Since using the new disc all seems to be well except for the warning message > on boot "unable to open an initial console", the screen freezes until x is > started. The computer then works fine nut on shutdown I have a scrolling > message on the screen, something about creating a dir /mnt/fixit --- etc. It > scrolls so fast that I can't read it. I have tried the pause key but the > screen kept on scrolling. I have checked my logs but can't see any mention > of the advise. > How can I > a) stop the screen scrolling on shutdown and stay displayed long enough to > read, or > b) can I force the messages into a file so that I can read them on the next > boot? > > Thanks for any help > Paul > > -- > This message has been sent using kmail with gentoo linux This is caused by the fact that, at that time, there is no /dev/console file. There's a readme on the gentoo site somewhere I read the other day that talks about how to fix this. I apologize, but I cannot recall the exact url. Has to do with udev versus devfs.
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