Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 14:28:16 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew <andrew@sally.ugh.net.au> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: bin/3862: No login prompt. Message-ID: <199706090428.OAA00328@sally.ugh.net.au> Resent-Message-ID: <199706131100.EAA24060@hub.freebsd.org>
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>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:
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