Re: 'Can't open initial console', 'Kernel panic: Free list corrupted'

[Jeff Katcher <Jeff_Katcher@canamera.com>]

Martin Waller wrote:
> 
> I've put together an old 486 from bits, and am trying to install Debian
> (hamm) on it.
> 
> If I use the boot diskette (doesn't support CD bootup), the bootup stops
> with 'Can't open initial console', and if I try the rescue disk, it just
> says:
> Kernel panic: Free list corrupted'.
> 
> So - how can I boot this thing up?  What do those messages mean in
> practical terms and what can I do about it?
> 

For me to install Slink on an old 486, I had to use the
"resc1440-safe.bin" rescue disk image.  Worked like a charm!

Jeff