Re: UDB RH6.0 CD install problems with initial console

[Rich Payne <rdp talisman alphalinux org>]

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Matthew Monacelli wrote:

> Hello all.  I have a Multia 166 and a SCSI CDROM and two SCSI HD's (9GB and
> 2GB).  The 2GB is blank and I have installed NT4 Server on the 9GB drive
> since I couldn't get Linux going right away.  I got as far as booting the
> kernel (generic.gz) and it finds the SCSI devices, video, etc (even with the
> Tux graphic) until I get the "Warning: Unable to open initial console" error
> mesage.  All I can do from there is 3-finger solute back toMILO (which I am
> starting from ARC).  I have been searching through the list archive trying
> to find a solution but all I can find is "use the floppies".  Well, I don't
> have a floppy drive so that doesn't work for me.  The 2GB HD is totally open
> to putting anything on it that would allow to me to install RH6.0.  Any help
> is very much appreciated.


Use a floppy as the ramdisk instead of the CD. This should allow you to
install.

--rdp
 
> Matt Monacelli
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Rich Payne
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