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Date:      Fri, 18 Dec 1998 11:32:18 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        "Pavel V. Antipov" <pavel@ikar.elect.ru>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   getty repeating too quickly (was: Question about process init :()
Message-ID:  <19981218113218.C486@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981217104522.12306A-100000@ikar.elect.ru>; from Pavel V. Antipov on Thu, Dec 17, 1998 at 10:52:27AM %2B0300
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.981217104522.12306A-100000@ikar.elect.ru>

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On Thursday, 17 December 1998 at 10:52:27 +0300, Pavel V. Antipov wrote:
> Hi !
>
> I research booting progress and I have one problem.
> When FreeBSD booting, proceess init says:
>
> init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv0
>
> I have /usr/libexec/getty, full set of varios config files in /etc,
> configured device /dev/ttyv0.
>
> Why process init abuses ?

Don't shoot the messenger.  init is just reporting the problem, but
it's getty which is stopping every time it is started.  This is almost
certainly because you have a getty on  a serial line with nothing
connected to it.  Disable any gettys not connected to a line.

Greg
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