"unable to open initial console"

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From: Jack Lavelle
Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 00:00

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I just installed Red Hat 5.0 on an all-Linux machine -- 133 Pentium, 1.6 g
HDD., 48 M RAM

After I got to the end of the install, the message told me to remove all
media and reboot.

I did so, and rebooting commenced just fine until it got to the end of the
LILO.  The last message on the screen was: "Unable to open initial console."

Then it proceeds to reboot.  It will do that all night and day if I leave
the machine on.

What do I do about it?

Jack Lavelle -- Phoenix -- lavelle@speedchoice.com

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From: "Jack Lavelle" <lavelle@speedchoice.com>
Subject: "unable to open initial console"
Date: 1998/05/17
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