> The resulting kernel finds the framebuffer and makes its kernel output
> there, but when trying to boot, it complains:
> 
>   root file system type: nfs
>   init: copying out path '/sbin/init' 11
>   Jul  6 15:57:28 init: can't get /dev/console for controlling terminal: \
>     Inappropriate ioctl for device
> 
> And on and on, until I reset.

You need to populate /dev on the nfs server.

	-- Gregory McGarry <g.mcgarry@ieee.org>