Initial console error on Slackware

When I am tried to open Slackware llinux, i had
warning message ''Unable to open an initial console''
can somebody help me with this!!!
Thanks a lot!!!

Looks like your init is messed up. We could do with more error's. If possible :)

Also try and use moer meaningful topic names.
Suchs as
initial console error on Slackware

sandra, does it say wich file it couldn't open?

No, 10 seconds after I start Linux, there is warning ''Unable to open an initial console''. I am afraid I will have to reinstall slackware, probably I have deleted some files by accident!!! terible!!!

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Originally Posted by AndrewB

Looks like your init is messed up. We could do with more error's. If possible :)

Also try and use moer meaningful topic names.
Suchs as
initial console error on Slackware

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Thanks, Yeas I know, I have probably deleted some init files but what to do no??? to reinstall slackware, is that only solution???:

I found another forum were they discussed the same problem.

http://www.linux-hacker.net/cgi-bin/...age=0&Session=

however if you don't have any important work etc. saved in your root partition
i recommend you to just reinstall the slackware system.

good luck

Probably you need to install the devs package. You would have to use a bootdisk/cd to boot into linux then mount your root partition. Do a chroot to the root partition and finally run

installpkg devs-2.3.1-noarch-22.tgz

You may have a different package but it will be on the cd in the /slackware/a/ directory.