Victor Odhner wrote:
 > I did my CentOS 4.0 install last night but the
 > boot hangs after this message:
 >   Warning: Unable to open an initial console.
 > . . .
 > image = /hdc1/vmlinuz-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
 >     root = /dev/hdc2
 >     label = CentOS-4.0
 >     read-only

Eric "Shubes" nailed it:
 > I think the problem is that your loader isn't
 > specifying the initrd image file (CentOS needs that).
 > You should have a line like:
 >   initrd = /hdc1/initrd-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL.img
 > after the image line for EL.

I did that, and it came right up.  Beautiful!

I'm very, very favorably impressed with CentOS 4.0.
It's easy to configure things the way I want them.

It failed to reach the network the first time, but
a visit to the system management tools fixed that.
It found my sound card right away.  A very quick
dance with the setup GUI had my X config exactly
right and using my system's full capabilities, which
is the very first time I've had that with Linux!

Now I need to configure Thunderbird and Firefox to
share my Windows mailbox and bookmarks which are on
a fat32 volume, and I'll lose a lot of my reason to
switch back and forth.

(I tunnel into work using a Cisco VPN Client, and
then use XP Remote Desktop, almost as responsive
as being at my desk in the office ... I guess when
I am working I'll still have to use my XP setup.)

Thanks for the support and guidance.
There will be lots more questions coming.   :-)

Vic
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