unable to open initial console - non-fedora kernel

[sean darcy]

I've fc3, with released updates. I'm trying to boot the 2.6.11-rc5 kernel so 
I can use the new dvb drivers for mythtv. When I do I get:

"Warning: unable to open an initial console."

CONFIG_VT and  CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE are set.

I make the kernel, make modules_install. cp the kernel to /boot, configure 
grub.conf. No initrd.

The kernel itself boots fine ( so it found the console once ).  The warning 
comes at the end after "Freeing unused kernel memory: 196k freed"

Is there some udev or selinux magic in fc3 that's making this happen?

sean

[Colin Charles]

On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 18:32 -0500, sean darcy wrote:
> I've fc3, with released updates. I'm trying to boot the 2.6.11-rc5
> kernel so 
> I can use the new dvb drivers for mythtv. When I do I get:
>
> "Warning: unable to open an initial console."
>
> CONFIG_VT and  CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE are set.

You're missing an initrd. Look at the udev pages at fedora.redhat.com to
see how you can boot without an initrd, otherwise just mkinitrd