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Date:      Sat, 24 Jan 1998 12:35:40 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        efinley@castlenet.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Q: what does this getty error mean?
Message-ID:  <19980124123540.06606@lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <34c8ba57.123359776@castlenet.com>; from Elliot Finley on Fri, Jan 23, 1998 at 03:47:07PM %2B0000
References:  <34c8ba57.123359776@castlenet.com>

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On Fri, Jan 23, 1998 at 03:47:07PM +0000, Elliot Finley wrote:
> When I boot my system up, I get the following error from init:
>
> 'getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyRXX, sleeping 30 secs'
>
> if anyone knows what this means, or how to resolve it, I would
> appreciate your input...

It means that you have a getty on a port which is not responding
correctly; probably it's sending junk back on the login: prompt.  You
should either fix the port (is this a multiport serial board?), or
disable the port in /etc/ttys.

Greg



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