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Subject: Re: No output from Kernel Booting Up or /dev/console
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Tabor Kelly wrote:

> [snip]
>
> I have no idea what file it was or how it got changed, but thanks Ash.

I figured out what I did. I overwrote the default /boot/device.hints 
with the 4 lines in my original email (I didn't realize there was a 
default /boot/device.hints). This was all accomplished with the 
wrechless use of "cat > device.hints" I guess I learned an important lesson.

-Tabor