In article <linux.kernel.E12aFKo-0001t1-00@the-village.bc.nu>,
Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
>> > if (open("/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
>> > printk("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
>>
>> Also, perhaps devfs could mount on /dev even if /dev is missing?
>
>And perhaps it should format your hard disk, download a distribution and
>configure it if / isnt mountable ?
That would certainly make the business of writing installers a lot
easier.
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david parsons \bi/ Though I'd suspect the kernel would no longer fit on
\/ a floppy disk with that functionality in it.
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