Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.5.2 fresh install
To: David <neko@ootcat.ok.shawcable.net>
From: The Crypto Tiger <stripes@tigerlair.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 09/17/2001 13:02:16
I've had this happen before. It usually means the CD image was not created with all the files on it.

-AC

On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 12:23:52PM -0700, David wrote:
> 	I just installed 1.5.2 today from a CD image I created with all the needed files and packages.  The problem is when I boot up the installed system, all seems file until it gets past:
> 
> boot device: wd0
> root on wd0a dumps on wd0b
> root file system type: ffs
> warning: no /dev/console
>  
> 	There's even:
> 
> wsdisplay0 at vga0: console <80x25 vt100 emulation, using wskbd0>
> 
> 	Has anyone else encountered a missing /dev/console, and does anyone have an idea of how to fix that? I'm not sure of how to create it from the boot CD, not knowing what major-minor /dev/console is at the moment being, though I have a NetBSD 1.5 system unavailable right now.
> 
> David
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