From owner-freebsd-bugs Fri Jun 13 04:00:23 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id EAA24089 for bugs-outgoing; Fri, 13 Jun 1997 04:00:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id EAA24060; Fri, 13 Jun 1997 04:00:18 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 04:00:18 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <199706131100.EAA24060@hub.freebsd.org> Resent-From: gnats (GNATS Management) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats@FreeBSD.ORG, andrew@ugh.net.au Received: from css.tuu.utas.edu.au (root@css.tuu.utas.edu.au [131.217.115.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id DAA23755 for ; Fri, 13 Jun 1997 03:52:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sally.ugh.net.au (dialin52.hbt.utas.tassie.net.au [203.57.208.52]) by css.tuu.utas.edu.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA03559 for ; Fri, 13 Jun 1997 20:52:29 +1000 (EST) Received: (from andrew@localhost) by sally.ugh.net.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id OAA00328; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 14:28:16 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <199706090428.OAA00328@sally.ugh.net.au> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 14:28:16 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew Reply-To: andrew@ugh.net.au To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: bin/3862: No login prompt. Sender: owner-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >Number: 3862 >Category: bin >Synopsis: I dont seem to get a login prompt.... >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Jun 13 04:00:15 PDT 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Andrew >Organization: UgH! >Release: FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE i386 >Environment: 386-SX-16 connected via null modem cable to a PowerMac. >Description: When booting all goes well right till then end. The date prints but no login prompt appears. I have tried ^C, ^D, return and alt-fing to other consoles but nothing works. Sometimes, such as after having reset from a no login prompt situation you do get a login prompt but cant type anything. I wondered if it was just the console so I turned on my mac to see if the srial port had a login prompt. Just as my mac finished booting a message appeared on the console: getty[148]: getty exiting due to excessive running time after which a login prompt appeared. Anything I had already typed appeared as well. The message indicates that it was just a time thing and switching on my mac was irrelevant however I have left the UNIX box sitting for a while and the prompt has never appeared. Ctrl-Alt-Delete dosnt work at this point (no login prompt) either...you have to press the reset button. >How-To-Repeat: Just switch on my UNIX box without switching on my mac. >Fix: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: