Alex, You built your own kernel. It sounds like you didn't include devfs support. Did you start with the .config that I include in the ltsp_initrd_kit ?
And, what kind of mouse support didn't you have with the stock LTSP kernel ? Jim. On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Alex Robertson wrote: > Jim, > > First, let me tell you the history: > > 1st day: I had ltsp ok on text mode. It was on a friday at the end of > the day. > > 2nd day: when i arrive in my job and began to work, ltsp just didn't > work. So i started form the begining again. > > 3rd day: I had ltsp working again on text-mode. I couldn't cofig X > because the mouse device didn't mount on /dev/*. It was a kernel support > problem. > > 4th day: I recompiled a new kernel and saved the old one in case i have > some problems. And i had them. It was the same problem as our friend in > this message: "unable to open an initial console". > > I'm sure it is the proper root filesystem! It has already worked before. > I'm using kernel 2.4.18. > > By the way, i'm in a slackware box. If you (or sombody else) want, i can > send the modified install scripts. > > []s > > Alex Robertson > > -------------------------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Narayanan, > > > > It sounds like you aren't mounting the proper root filesystem. > > > > Which kernel package are you using, and what is 'root-path' > > set to in dhcpd.conf ? > > > > Jim McQuillan > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, narayanan viswanathan wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have downloaded LTSP core package and installed it. My diskless >workstation boots correctly and is also mounting root file system well. But after >mounting shows a warning. > > > > > > Warning: unable to open an initial console. > > > > > > Can anyone please tell me the solution for this as it is very urgent . > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > S.V.V.Narayanan. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > HAVE A VERY NICE DAY. > > > BE CHEERFUL. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > HotJobs, a Yahoo! service - Search Thousands of New Jobs > > > > -- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old > > cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! > > https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > > -- ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
