Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 07:45:28 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Robert Benkhauser <robbenk@optusnet.com.au> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: init: getty repeating to quickly on /dev/ttyvs8 Message-ID: <20020620074528.A32531@grimoire.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <3D105B29.33CE19D2@optusnet.com.au>; from robbenk@optusnet.com.au on Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 08:21:29PM %2B1000 References: <3D105B29.33CE19D2@optusnet.com.au>
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On Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 08:21:29PM +1000, Robert Benkhauser wrote:
>
> # uname -a
> FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE #0: Mon Jan 28 14:31:56 GMT
> 2002 murray@builder.freebsdmall.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC
> i386
> #
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm getty the following error message on my near new installation of
> FreeBSD 4.5 whenever I
> boot.
>
> " init: getty repeating to quickly on /dev/ttyvs8"
>
> I have X version 4.1.0 with xdm on and am using the XFWM window manager.
You shouldn't have a getty running on the ttyv8 the X expects to be
using. What's happening is that X has grabbed ttyv8, and when getty
comes along, it complains, dies, and then respawns.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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