ok, more errors. I mounted uml.img, mount -o loop uml.img ./uml cd uml/dev/ mknod console c 5 1 umount /mnt
changed fstab per Mr Jonas. ./uml/etc/fstab proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 # /dev/sda1 /dev/ubda / ext3 defaults 0 1 command line is : ./vmlinux-2.6.18.1-bb2 umid=uml con0=fd:0,fd:1 ubda=./uml.img .... NET: Registered protocol family 17 Initialized stdio console driver Console initialized on /dev/tty0 Initializing software serial port version 1 ubda: unknown partition table kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly. line_ioctl: tty0: ioctl KDSIGACCEPT called init: Failed to open console: No such file or directory init: Unable to execute "/bin/sh" for rcS: No such file or directory I checked ./uml/bin/sh it was a link to dash. I removed the link and copied dash to sh. same error. I checked ./uml/etc/rcS.d. drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-12-30 12:49 rcS.d Could this be event.d error? ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Antoine Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: n schembr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: user-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Monday, January 8, 2007 12:37:44 PM Subject: Re: [uml-user] Fw: Booting ubuntu 6.10 from a physical disk > Warning: unable to open an initial console. > > Am I missing something? Yes, a console! crw------- 1 root tty 5, 1 /dev/console ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-user mailing list User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user