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From: behrensm@river.it.gvsu.edu (Matt Behrens)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Why can't I get a login on ttyd0?
Date: 25 Jun 1997 12:20:37 GMT
Organization: Grand Valley State University
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Ted Buswell (tbuswell@balrog.ml.org) wrote:

: Neil Long <neil.long@materials.oxford.ac.uk> writes:
: > I am failing to get a 'login' prompt on a PC running 2.2.2 and I can't
: > figure out what I have missed.

: Does it work OK if you say cuaa0 instead of ttyd0?  If so, then
: probably getty is waiting for DCD.

: One way to get around this is to add something like the appended
: lines to your /etc/rc.serial.  This modification and an otherwise
: stock /etc with a minimal set of wires allow me to login via my 
: trusty hp48.

I had a really odd problem.  (Actually, have.)  When I set up the
bootblock for serial console, suddenly cuaa0 stopped working and ttyd0
started.  If I boot with the keyboard plugged in, setting the standard
console, cuaa0 is the only thing that works again.

Oh well, as long as I don't touch it it'll be okay :)

--
  Matt Behrens
  Zigg Computer Services
  zigg@iserv.net
  http://www.iserv.net/~zigg/