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From: jwc@newshost.li.net (John W. Carbone)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: xdm causing getty repeating too quickly?
Date: 28 Apr 1996 01:02:43 GMT
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After modifing the kernel and /etc/ttys to support xdm, I started getting the
following messages on the console:
Apr 27 16:24:55 cyko init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv3, sleeping 30 secs
Apr 27 16:26:57 cyko last message repeated 4 times
Apr 27 16:37:10 cyko last message repeated 20 times
Apr 27 16:46:52 cyko last message repeated 19 times
Apr 27 16:57:03 cyko last message repeated 20 times

How can I correct this problem?
Thank you very much inadvance for your help.
Here is some addtional information.

"dmesg | grep sc" returns, not a typo grep returned two sets:
sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard
sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0>
sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard
sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0>

I'm using an Kelvin 64 PCI video card, but didn't have any trouble with X
before adding xdm.

This is a fragment from /etc/ttys:
console	none				unknown	off secure
#
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	off secure
ttyv4	"/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodeamon"	xterm	on  secure

Here is my kernel config file:
#
#	$Id: KERNEL,v 1.3 1996/04/27 20:10:32 root Exp $
#

#
# Mandatory 
#
machine		"i386"
cpu             "I586_CPU"
ident           "CUSTOM"
config          kernel  root on wd0

maxusers	20

#
# 4.3BSD compatability
#
options		"COMPAT_43"

#
# ISA system w/ > 16Mb RAM
#
options         BOUNCE_BUFFERS

#
# Console driver
#
device          sc0     at isa? port "IO_KBD" tty irq 1 vector scintr

#
# X server and console support
#
options		XSERVER
options         UCONSOLE

#
# Number virtual consoles
#
options		"NCONS=4"

#
# System V IPCs
#
options         SYSVSHM
options         SYSVSEM
options         SYSVMSG

#
# Buses
#
controller      isa0
controller      pci0

#
# Floating point coprosessor
#
device          npx0    at isa? port "IO_NPX" irq 13 vector npxintr

#
# Floppy disks
#
controller      fdc0    at isa? port "IO_FD1" bio irq 6 drq 2 vector fdintr
disk            fd0     at fdc0 drive 0
disk            fd1     at fdc0 drive 1

#
# SCSI controller and devices
#
controller      scbus0
controller      aha0    at isa? port "IO_AHA0" bio irq ? drq 5 vector ahaintr
device          sd0
device          st0
device          cd0
options         "SCSI_DELAY=1"

#
# File systems
#
options         FFS
options         NFS
options         MFS
options         MSDOSFS
options         "CD9660"
options         PROCFS

#
# Serial and parallel ports
#
device          sio0    at isa? port "IO_COM1" tty irq 4 vector siointr
device          sio1    at isa? port "IO_COM2" tty irq 3 vector siointr
device          lpt0    at isa? port? tty irq 7 vector lptintr

#
# Networking
#
device ed0 at isa? port 0x280 net irq 15 iomem 0xd8000 vector edintr
options         INET
pseudo-device   loop
pseudo-device   ether
pseudo-device   log
pseudo-device   sl      1
pseudo-device   tun     1
pseudo-device   pty     16

#
# Exec gzipped a.out's
#
pseudo-device   gzip