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From: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: bin/3862: I dont seem to get a login prompt....
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The following reply was made to PR bin/3862; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@FreeBSD.ORG>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, andrew@ugh.net.au
Cc:  Subject: Re: bin/3862: I dont seem to get a login prompt....
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 20:35:43 +1100

 Hi Andrew,  some time ago you wrote:
 
      From: Andrew <andrew@ugh.net.au>
      To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
      Cc:  Subject: Re: bin/3862: I dont seem to get a login prompt....
      Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:28:22 +1000
 	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.
 
 Does this only occur when there is a powered-off Mac on the end of the
 serial cable?
 What happens when you boot without the serial cable?
 Can you try defining the serial line as a terminal in /etc/rc.serial.
 Also try adding comcontrol  /dev/tty$ci$i dtrwait 0 drainwait 1 to the
 terminal() 
 definition.
 
 Danny