Re: Console problem

[James Simmons <jsimmons@transvirtual.com>]

> I wrote my own console driver based on the ARC console driver (to keep it
> simple). When I am booting my modified 2.4.3 kernel, I get an "unable to
> open initial console" error (code: No such device). I have tracked it down
> to the point where the kernel searches for a valid TTY device with major and
> minor ID 4:64. 
> All devices that are present at this time are: 3:0-3:256 2:0-2:256 5:0 5:1.
> Obviously there is no 4:64 device.

Did you call register_console ?