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

["Tereknor" <tereknor tereknor com>]

Where are you booting MILO from?  The CD?

- Tereknor

> 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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