Re: [parisc-linux] booting on 712/60

[Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>]

Am Wednesday 18 October 2000 19:04 schrieb David Huggins-Daines:
> Grant Grundler <grundler@cup.hp.com> writes:
> 
> > James Waterhouse wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 	I just compiled a ramdisk using mondays cvs src for everything. I'm
> > > using the graphics console ramdisk file off the puffin.external.hp.com
> > > (ramdisk20000530-sticon.tgz) to make the ramdisk. Now when I got to boot
> > > it boots up until the point where the kernel says...
> > 
> > iirc, ramdisk20000530-sticon.tgz uses a "kluge" /dev/tty major/minor 
number.
> > I was reading old mail on this and the kluge to use a different
> > major/minor confused me. I was told this was no longer needed.
> > So you can use a newer/regular ramdisk.
> 
> Ah!  Actually that triggers my memory.  You *must* append
> 'console=tty' to the kernel command line in order to use sticon (or
> probably fbcon too for that matter), or else it will default to
> serial.
> 
> Usually the PALO makefile handles this for you though.

Yeah, that was the problem ! I just found it too !
(And you need to enable getty in /etc/inittab).

Thanks,
Helge

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