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[Andrew "ruskie" Levstik <ruskie AT ruskie.is-a-geek.net>]

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I had the same problem with starting up so I simply did a init=/bin/bash and 
mounted root rw then mkfifo /dev/initctl and restarted problem solved...(this 
happened to me on 2.4.x and 2.6.x

just my 2 cents... but for now I'm sticking with static...
On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 23:35:41 +0800
"Craig Dyke" <grail AT westnet.com.au> wrote:

> Jason
> 
> I have the original 2.4.24 from 0.9 ISO and i have
> two 2.6 kernels one with and one without devfs
> 
> Craig
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Flatt" <jason AT flattfamily.com>
> To: <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 11:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] udev and devfs
> 
> 
> > On Saturday 27 March 2004 7:19 am, Craig Dyke wrote:
> > > Arwed
> > >
> > > Error I get is:
> > >
> > > init: error opening fifo
> > > rc: Booting to runlevel default...
> > > INIT_ROOT environment variable not set, using current directory!
> > > Error opening //dev/initctl: No such file or directory
> > >
> > > It stops hear nad the only action I seem to be able to take is to press
> > > ctrl-alt-delete
> > > and then reboot process kicks off.
> > >
> > > Craig
> >
> > Someone on IRC (xeon-, IIRC) was having this problem also.  It was
> determined
> > (although it could not be verified) that the problem was somehow related
> to
> > compatibility problems between a 2.6 kernel and a 2.4 kernel.  Do you have
> > one of each?
> >
> > --
> > Jason Flatt (jason @ flattfamily . com)
> > Father of five (http://www.flattfamily.com/)
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