Subject: warning: no /dev/console
To: None <tech-install@netbsd.org>
From: David Walker <diw@tpg.com.au>
List: tech-install
Date: 08/08/2001 02:34:10
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I got an install.
I watched with much excitement all those
filenames scroll up my screen.
I first tried a full install and it couldn't find comp.tgz and xcomp.tgz =
so
I skipped them and moved on. Of 12 sets found it extracted all 12.
I rebooted and got some green text. The same sort of stuff encountered
during a floppy boot. System info and that sort of thing.
It got past my display, pc speaker, keyboard and lots of other stuff and
then said:
warning: no /dev/console
This seems to me to suggest that something was missing during the =
install.
Perhaps one or both of the missing sets. I rebooted and tried again this
time with a custom install and selecting not to install the compilation
stuff. Well, it still wanted one of the sets (xcomp I think) so I =
skipped
and watched the files scroll. 12 sets found. I rebooted.
I got the green screen again and the same message.
I gathered from my reading that the 2 missing sets were for compiling =
your
own sources only and not necessary. As I don't think I'll be doing any =
of
that in the near future I didn't worry about them. Anyway, they were the
only 2 sets I didn't seem to have.
I wonder what no /dev/console means. Maybe I should try using the
generic_diagnostic.
Obviously I don't know.
Anyway, I've learnt a lot so far. Everytime I have to reboot I have to =
mk
the tmp dos, mount the msdos to the tmp, and now copy the files to the =
/usr,
etc. I'm starting to learn a few commands.
Best Wishes,
David Walker
diw@tpg.com.au
websupport@ntw.com.au
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