Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 11:28:23 +0300 From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: jonc@pinnacle.co.nz Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1.7 and COMPAT_43 Message-ID: <33782627.7FD0@barcode.co.il> References: <Pine.SCO.3.95.970513110947.12912A-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz>
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jonc@pinnacle.co.nz wrote: > > Hmm, > > Just tried recompiling a kernel for 2.1.7, and removed the COMPAT_43 > option from the list. Upon rebooting, login behaves slightly strangely: > > login: root > root > Password: > > ... > > It repeats the username typed in (there was a time when it actually > echoed the password as well - but that was ages ago [2.1.5?]). > > I somehow don't think that this login echo behaviour is intentional. > Someone may care to look into it. > > Cheers. > -- > Jonathan Chen e-mail : jonc@pinnacle.co.nz > Pinnacle Software Ltd Voice : +64.9.415.4460 > Auckland, New Zealand Fax : +64.9.415.4250 Why did you remove COMPAT_43? It's one of the things that's not meant to be removed from the kernel config file (as the comment states). Most noteably it breaks xterm. Nadavhome | help
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