@@ 259,6 259,12 @@ with the given MAJOR number, starting with MINOR."
(mknod (scope "dev/input/mouse0") 'char-special #o640 (device-number 13 32))
(mknod (scope "dev/input/event0") 'char-special #o640 (device-number 13 64))
+ ;; System console. This node is magically created by the kernel on the
+ ;; initrd's root, so don't try to create it in that case.
+ (unless (string=? root "/")
+ (mknod (scope "dev/console") 'char-special #o600
+ (device-number 5 1)))
+
;; TTYs.
(mknod (scope "dev/tty") 'char-special #o600
(device-number 5 0))