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Date:      Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:06:54 -0400
From:      "Robin P. Blanchard" <Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu>
To:        Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com>
Cc:        stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: serial console woes
Message-ID:  <3B606A4E.525950BF@gactr.uga.edu>
References:  <3B60464F.229F72C6@gactr.uga.edu> <20010726123631.B79454@numachi.com>

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> > i've followed the instructions per the handbook for setting
> > up a headless box with serial console. i keep running
> > into the same problem. i see the box boot (via the serial link),
> > and all relevant kernel messages are displayed via the serial link;
> > but i never get a login prompt. it's as if only kernel messages are being
> > redirected to the serial link and i don't really have a console.
> >
> > i tried forcing the serial port to be console via by adding
> > 0x30 to its flags in the kernel config and still the same results.
> >
> > i've also played with all imagineable combinations of -P -D and -h
> > in /boot.config
> 
> Do you have getty running on either ttyd0 or cuaa0?

that was it...
thanks!

all's well now.


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