Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:47:12 -0800 (PST) From: User Dannyman <dannyman@ns0.corp.tellme.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: i386/27216: Serial console tweaks Message-ID: <200003030047.QAA00342@ns0.corp.tellme.com>
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>Number: 27216 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: Can not get to shell prompt from serial console install. >Confidential: yes >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue May 08 15:20:00 PDT 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: >Release: FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE i386 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE >Description: When installing through a serial console, it is impossible to get a root prompt without adding a user to group wheel who can su. >How-To-Repeat: Hook up a null modem with Tera Term and install FreeBSD on a box. >Fix: Two possibilities: 1) Make fixit shell launch a shell directly, or provide some way to get to "emergency holographic shell" besides pressing alt-F4, which closes Tera Term. :) 2) Turn on the serial console the system installs through in /etc/ttys. Thanks, -danny >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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