custom initramfs: switch_root woes

[Natanael Copa]

On Mon, 2007-04-09 at 19:59 -0500, ctlink at binaryelysium.com wrote:
> I'm implementing the dm-crypt w/ Luks disk encryption solution as  
> outlined in this wiki entry  
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/SECURITY_System_Encryption_DM-Crypt_with_LUKS.

[ snip ]

> Some debugging has revealed that there is indeed a /dev/console  
> however there is no /new-root/dev/console.
> 
> I'd be glad to post the init script, or any conf files. Anyone know  
> what might be going on?

I think you need /dev/console on your new root to be able to run init.

At this step:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/SECURITY_System_Encryption_DM-Crypt_with_LUKS#Mounting_the_filesystem.28s.29

Try to create the /dev/console
mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo/dev
mknod /mnt/gentoo/dev/console c 5 1

Natanael Copa