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Date:      Thu, 27 Mar 1997 10:54:35 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Antal Rutz <rutz@dab.iit.uni-miskolc.hu>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: getty
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.970327105346.23103O-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970318153020.250B-100000@dab.iit.uni-miskolc.hu>

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On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Antal Rutz wrote:

> What can I do when all of my ttyv-s die and when I try to switch between
> the vty-s (Alt+Fx) the only thing happens is beeping?
> Why do they die and how can I get they work again?
> 
> > ps ax|grep getty
> 
>   187  v0  Is+    0:00.03 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv0
>   188  v1  Is+    0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv1
>   189  v2  Is+    0:00.03 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv2
>   190  v3  Is+    0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv3
>   191  v4  Is+    0:00.03 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv4
>   192  v5  Is+    0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv5
>   193  d1  Is+    0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty std.19200 ttyd1
> 
> and my /etc/ttys:
> 
> ttyv0	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on  secure
> # Virtual terminals
> ttyv1	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on secure
> ttyv2	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on secure
> ttyv3	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on secure
> ttyv4	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on secure
> ttyv5	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on secure
> # Serial terminals
> ttyd0	"/usr/libexec/getty std.19200"	unknown	off secure
> ttyd1	"/usr/libexec/getty std.19200"	vt100	on insecure
> ttyd2	"/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"	unknown	off secure
> ttyd3	"/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"	unknown	off secure
> # Pseudo terminals

They look like they're working OK.  Make sure the control key isn't stuck
down.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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