Re: "Unable to open an initial console" error
On: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 16:14:06 +0200 (SAT) Daniel Mashao writes:
>
> I am trying to transplant a Debian Linux disk to another formerly
> Debian machine. Actually it is from a dual pentium to a single
> pentium machine. I have been experiencing a lot of crashes with the
> dual pentium machine so I now decided it is time I moved to a single
> pentium machine. The kernel loads but stops with the above
> error. Any help?
This message (if the first error message) means there is no
/dev/tty1 or /dev/ttyS0 device files on the root partition. Check
that you are mounting the correct partition.
Torsten
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