Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:02:32 +0200 From: Nikola Lecic <nlecic@EUnet.yu> To: Harriet Severino <severino42@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Problem installing FreeBSD 6.2 on laptop Message-ID: <200706111502.l5BF2Rkd023740@smtpclu-5.eunet.yu> In-Reply-To: <505018.39495.qm@web38804.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <505018.39495.qm@web38804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:46:09 -0700 (PDT) Harriet Severino <severino42@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I am getting an error message, and do not know how to fix the problem. > I have a new Intel Celeron laptop, and want to run FreeBSD on it. I > chose the standard installation for user + Xwindows. After teh > insytallation I configured Xorg, by section 5 of the documantation. > The test worked, and I made no changes to the config files. >=20 > $ uname -a > FreeBSD severino.home 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12 > 11:05:30 UTC 2007 root@dessler.cse.buffalo.edu: > /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i385 >=20 > The error message comes when I boot the machine, as the login prompt > appears. the Xorg has not started, I have a console login prompt. > Error Message: >=20 > Jun 10 12:09:33 severino init: getty repeating too quickly on port > /dev/ttyv8, sleeping 30 secs. >=20 > This message repeats about once every 30 seconds. >=20 > Please tell me how to fix this, or where to get the infomation on how > to fix this. Hello Harriet, Have you made any changes to /etc/ttys, and what does it say about ttyv8? Have you maybe tried to configure kdm? Nikola Le=C4=8Di=C4=87
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