Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 17:43:49 -0500 (EST) From: Jeff Wheat <jeff@cetlink.net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: COMCONSOLES and getty help Message-ID: <XFMail.971210174428.jeff@cetlink.net> In-Reply-To: <348F04E0.5E652F78@whistle.com>
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On 10-Dec-97 Julian Elischer wrote: >Jeff Wheat wrote: >> >> I'm trying to get a serial console to function under FreeBSD 2.2.5. I have >> followed all the steps including rebuilding sys/i386/boot/biosboot to >> force using the serial console at boot and installed the new boot to >> the drive. I can now boot and have the boot: prompt go to the console >> and more or less have all the functionality of the serial console with >> the exception of getting a getty to run on the serial console. Going >> through the archives mentions /dev/tty00. I have tried to duplicate the >> /etc/ttys setup for /dev/tty00 and then tried to create it in /dev with >> no luck. MAKEDEV doesn't seem to know how to make tty00. What am I doing >> wrong? How should I have /etc/ttys setup to get a login prompt on the >> serial console after the system has booted? Any help is greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Jeff > >you want ttyd0 >not tty00 Thanks! This works like a champ! Best regards, Jeff ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Wheat jeff@cetlink.net Senior Engineer CETLink.Net Inc. South Carolina +1.803.327.2754 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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