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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