pls check the /eldk/ppc_8xx/dev if there are only 3 files,try the MKDEV(sth like this name) scripts in the eldk
It is stated in the README,I miss it at first. leeyang ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <linuxppc-embedded at lists.linuxppc.org> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 9:10 PM Subject: open initial console failed > > Hi, > > i got linux kernel 2.4.4 (from denx ftp-server) running on our custom > MPC8240 board. > The board has no serial device. No connection for a display. Ethernet is > available. > There is the following warning within the kernel log. > "Warning: unable to open an initial console." > This is ok because there is no device /dev/console available. > Can i ignore this warning or will this cause problems on the further init > process ? > This are my configuration settings. Did i forget something to provide the > initial console ? > > Regards > Mathias > > # > # Automatically generated make config: don't edit > # > # CONFIG_UID16 is not set > # CONFIG_RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK is not set > CONFIG_RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM=y > > # > # Code maturity level options > # > # CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is not set > > # > # Loadable module support > # > # CONFIG_MODULES is not set > > # > # Platform support > # > CONFIG_PPC=y > CONFIG_6xx=y > # CONFIG_4xx is not set > # CONFIG_POWER3 is not set > # CONFIG_POWER4 is not set > # CONFIG_8xx is not set > # CONFIG_8260 is not set > CONFIG_ALL_PPC=y > # CONFIG_GEMINI is not set > # CONFIG_APUS is not set > # CONFIG_PPC601_SYNC_FIX is not set > # CONFIG_SMP is not set > # CONFIG_ALTIVEC is not set > # CONFIG_SASH is not set > CONFIG_MACH_SPECIFIC=y > CONFIG_TE980=y > > # > # General setup > # > # CONFIG_HIGHMEM is not set > # CONFIG_ISA is not set > # CONFIG_EISA is not set > # CONFIG_SBUS is not set > # CONFIG_MCA is not set > CONFIG_PCI=y > CONFIG_NET=y > CONFIG_SYSCTL=y > CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y > # CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT is not set > CONFIG_KCORE_ELF=y > CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y > CONFIG_KERNEL_ELF=y > CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=y > CONFIG_PCI_NAMES=y > # CONFIG_HOTPLUG is not set > # CONFIG_PCMCIA is not set > > # > # Parallel port support > # > # CONFIG_PARPORT is not set > # CONFIG_PPC_RTC is not set > # CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE is not set > # CONFIG_PPC_RTAS is not set > # CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT is not set > # CONFIG_PREP_RESIDUAL is not set > # CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL is not set > > # > # Memory Technology Devices (MTD) > # > # CONFIG_MTD is not set > > # > # Plug and Play configuration > # > # CONFIG_PNP is not set > # CONFIG_ISAPNP is not set > > # > # Block devices > # > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD is not set > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set > # CONFIG_PARIDE is not set > # CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA is not set > # CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_CISS_DA is not set > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960 is not set > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD is not set > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=8192 > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y > > # > # Multi-device support (RAID and LVM) > # > # CONFIG_MD is not set > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set > # CONFIG_MD_LINEAR is not set > # CONFIG_MD_RAID0 is not set > # CONFIG_MD_RAID1 is not set > # CONFIG_MD_RAID5 is not set > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LVM is not set > > # > # Networking options > # > CONFIG_PACKET=y > # CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP is not set > CONFIG_NETLINK=y > # CONFIG_RTNETLINK is not set > # CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV is not set > # CONFIG_NETFILTER is not set > # CONFIG_FILTER is not set > CONFIG_UNIX=y > CONFIG_INET=y > # CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set > # CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER is not set > # CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set > # CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set > # CONFIG_NET_IPGRE is not set > # CONFIG_IP_MROUTE is not set > # CONFIG_INET_ECN is not set > # CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES is not set > > # > # > # > # CONFIG_IPX is not set > # CONFIG_ATALK is not set > # CONFIG_DECNET is not set > # CONFIG_BRIDGE is not set > > # > # QoS and/or fair queueing > # > # CONFIG_NET_SCHED is not set > > # > # ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support > # > # CONFIG_IDE is not set > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_MODES is not set > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set > > # > # SCSI support > # > # CONFIG_SCSI is not set > > # > # Network device support > # > CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y > > # > # ARCnet devices > # > # CONFIG_ARCNET is not set > # CONFIG_DUMMY is not set > # CONFIG_BONDING is not set > # CONFIG_EQUALIZER is not set > # CONFIG_TUN is not set > # CONFIG_NET_SB1000 is not set > > # > # Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) > # > CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y > # CONFIG_MACE is not set > # CONFIG_BMAC is not set > # CONFIG_GMAC is not set > # CONFIG_NCR885E is not set > # CONFIG_OAKNET is not set > # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM is not set > # CONFIG_LANCE is not set > # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC is not set > # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_RACAL is not set > # CONFIG_DEPCA is not set > # CONFIG_HP100 is not set > # CONFIG_NET_ISA is not set > CONFIG_NET_PCI=y > # CONFIG_PCNET32 is not set > # CONFIG_ADAPTEC_STARFIRE is not set > # CONFIG_APRICOT is not set > # CONFIG_CS89x0 is not set > # CONFIG_TULIP is not set > # CONFIG_DE4X5 is not set > # CONFIG_DGRS is not set > # CONFIG_DM9102 is not set > CONFIG_EEPRO100=y > # CONFIG_EEPRO100_PM is not set > # CONFIG_LNE390 is not set > # CONFIG_NATSEMI is not set > # CONFIG_NE2K_PCI is not set > # CONFIG_NE3210 is not set > # CONFIG_ES3210 is not set > # CONFIG_8139TOO is not set > # CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO is not set > # CONFIG_8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER is not set > # CONFIG_8139TOO_8129 is not set > # CONFIG_SIS900 is not set > # CONFIG_EPIC100 is not set > # CONFIG_SUNDANCE is not set > # CONFIG_TLAN is not set > # CONFIG_VIA_RHINE is not set > # CONFIG_WINBOND_840 is not set > # CONFIG_HAPPYMEAL is not set > # CONFIG_NET_POCKET is not set > > # > # Ethernet (1000 Mbit) > # > # CONFIG_ACENIC is not set > # CONFIG_HAMACHI is not set > # CONFIG_SK98LIN is not set > # CONFIG_FDDI is not set > # CONFIG_PPP is not set > # CONFIG_SLIP is not set > > # > # Wireless LAN (non-hamradio) > # > # CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set > > # > # Token Ring devices > # > # CONFIG_TR is not set > # CONFIG_NET_FC is not set > > # > # Wan interfaces > # > # CONFIG_WAN is not set > > # > # Amateur Radio support > # > # CONFIG_HAMRADIO is not set > > # > # IrDA (infrared) support > # > # CONFIG_IRDA is not set > > # > # ISDN subsystem > # > # CONFIG_ISDN is not set > > # > # Old CD-ROM drivers (not SCSI, not IDE) > # > # CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set > > # > # Console drivers > # > # CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set > CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y > > # > # Frame-buffer support > # > # CONFIG_FB is not set > > # > # Input core support > # > # CONFIG_INPUT is not set > > # > # Macintosh device drivers > # > # CONFIG_ADB_CUDA is not set > # CONFIG_ADB_PMU is not set > # CONFIG_MAC_FLOPPY is not set > # CONFIG_MAC_SERIAL is not set > # CONFIG_ADB is not set > > # > # Character devices > # > CONFIG_VT=y > CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y > # CONFIG_SERIAL is not set > # CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set > # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set > # CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS is not set > > # > # I2C support > # > # CONFIG_I2C is not set > > # > # Mice > # > # CONFIG_BUSMOUSE is not set > # CONFIG_MOUSE is not set > > # > # Joysticks > # > # CONFIG_JOYSTICK is not set > > # > # Input core support is needed for joysticks > # > # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set > > # > # Watchdog Cards > # > # CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set > # CONFIG_INTEL_RNG is not set > # CONFIG_NVRAM is not set > # CONFIG_RTC is not set > # CONFIG_DTLK is not set > # CONFIG_R3964 is not set > # CONFIG_APPLICOM is not set > # CONFIG_FLASH is not set > > # > # Ftape, the floppy tape device driver > # > # CONFIG_FTAPE is not set > # CONFIG_AGP is not set > # CONFIG_DRM is not set > > # > # Multimedia devices > # > # CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV is not set > > # > # File systems > # > # CONFIG_QUOTA is not set > # CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_AUTOFS4_FS is not set > # CONFIG_REISERFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK is not set > # CONFIG_ADFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_ADFS_FS_RW is not set > # CONFIG_AFFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_HFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_BFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_FAT_FS is not set > # CONFIG_MSDOS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_VFAT_FS is not set > # CONFIG_EFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_JFFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_CRAMFS is not set > # CONFIG_TMPFS is not set > CONFIG_RAMFS=y > # CONFIG_ISO9660_FS is not set > # CONFIG_JOLIET is not set > # CONFIG_MINIX_FS is not set > # CONFIG_NTFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_NTFS_RW is not set > # CONFIG_HPFS_FS is not set > CONFIG_PROC_FS=y > CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y > CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT=y > # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set > # CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_QNX4FS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_QNX4FS_RW is not set > # CONFIG_ROMFS_FS is not set > CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y > # CONFIG_SYSV_FS is not set > # CONFIG_SYSV_FS_WRITE is not set > # CONFIG_UDF_FS is not set > # CONFIG_UDF_RW is not set > # CONFIG_UFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE is not set > > # > # Network File Systems > # > # CONFIG_CODA_FS is not set > # CONFIG_NFS_FS is not set > # CONFIG_NFS_V3 is not set > # CONFIG_ROOT_NFS is not set > # CONFIG_NFSD is not set > # CONFIG_NFSD_V3 is not set > # CONFIG_SUNRPC is not set > # CONFIG_LOCKD is not set > # CONFIG_SMB_FS is not set > # CONFIG_NCP_FS is not set > # CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING is not set > # CONFIG_NCPFS_IOCTL_LOCKING is not set > # CONFIG_NCPFS_STRONG is not set > # CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS is not set > # CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS is not set > # CONFIG_NCPFS_SMALLDOS is not set > # CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS is not set > # CONFIG_NCPFS_EXTRAS is not set > > # > # Partition Types > # > # CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED is not set > CONFIG_MSDOS_PARTITION=y > # CONFIG_SMB_NLS is not set > # CONFIG_NLS is not set > > # > # Sound > # > # CONFIG_SOUND is not set > > # > # USB support > # > # CONFIG_USB is not set > > # > # Kernel hacking > # > # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set > # CONFIG_KGDB is not set > # CONFIG_XMON is not set > > > > > ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. 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