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Rexx
07-09-2001, 06:31 AM
I have an error message :
"Unable to open an initial console"

What should I do ??

Thanks in advance
Rexx
EyesWideOpen
07-09-2001, 09:26 AM
What are you trying to do (and where are you trying to do it) when you get the message?
Rexx
07-09-2001, 10:44 AM
Well ... hmm I did multiple X-login through /gdm.conf .. so instead of 1 (Ctrl-Alt-F7) X login I made one more which I can execute by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F8.
I tried to login to both X-Windows and 1 CLI login, and everything is normal 'cause I can move one to another. Then I tried to connect to I-net through both X-Win using mozilla.
Suddenly, system locked up and when I change to CLI, there's a message (which I forgot).
then tried to another CLI (Ctrl-Alt-F2), same thing happen ... I can't typed or moved the mouse ... so I pressed reset button ... to reboot the system ...
And the message appear after I did that.

I tried to boot from the bootdisk, but same thing happened (Unable to open an inital console)

My system : PIII-866 / 256 MB / 20 GB and Kernel 2.4.2, filesystem ext2


Rexx
bdg1983
07-09-2001, 04:32 PM
It could be that /etc/inittab was corrupted.

If you cannot even boot from diskette, then a reinstall may be your only choice. I would keep trying though and leave a reinstall until the last resort.

Perhaps try another bootdisk available on the net that may get you to a console where you can mount your root partition and attempt to fix the problem.