Unable to open an initial console (on SMP machine)

From: Doru Petrescu (pdoru@kappa.ro)
Date: Sat May 26 2001 - 08:22:43 EST

starting with kernels 2.4.5-preX I get this at startup:

        Warning: unable to open an initial console.

then none of the /dev/vcs* /dev/tty* doesn't work.

then i get this in syslog:
        May 26 16:10:19 www modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.5/modules.dep (No such file or directory)
        May 26 16:10:19 www /sbin/agetty[383]: /dev/tty5: cannot open as standard input: No such device

lucky me that this machine is a network server and most (all) of the
administrative tasks are done via SSH ...

I attache the .config file and the dmesg results and the /proc/pci file ...

i don't understand what is WORNG ... it worked BEFORE ...
i have " Virtual terminal " and "Support for console on virtual
terminal " enabled ...

anybody has any idea ?

also i see an "WARNING: unexpected IO-APIC, please mail" ... can this be
the problem ?!?

Best regards,
------
Doru Petrescu
KappaNet - Senior Software Engineer
E-mail: pdoru@kappa.ro LINUX - the choice of the GNU generation




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