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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