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Date:      Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:45:21 -0700
From:      Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com>
To:        Mike Winter <mike.winter@comcast.net>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [freebsd-hackers] need to edit /etc/ttys for console login
Message-ID:  <7d6fde3d1003191845w4def4ba0h314158fba0e58ba4@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CF7355EA-2B8B-4ED7-B8FB-26165E551863@comcast.net>
References:  <CF7355EA-2B8B-4ED7-B8FB-26165E551863@comcast.net>

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On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Mike Winter <mike.winter@comcast.net> wrote:
> version 7.2 from cd. I installed freebsd 7.2 after booting from cd, going to prompt and doing set console="comconsole".
>
> When I go to edit the /etc/ttys sysinstaller is just putting me back to prior menu. When I try through the sysinstall menu showing functions it says the file does not exist!
>
> Without setting ttyd0 to 'vt100 no' I cant get a login prompt on console once I pull the cd and want access to console - before I can remote ssh in.
>
> Pertinent advice and 'please use other mailer' responses welcome.

A question better for questions@, but since we're here...

1. Boot a LiveCD.
2. Go into a rescue shell.
3. Mount your root under /mnt .
4. Fire up your favorite editor editing /mnt/etc/ttys (memory serves
me correctly your choices are /rescue/ee and /rescue/vi ).
5. Save.
6. reboot.

Cheers,
-Garrett



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