On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 03:12:41AM -0700, Andrew Sharp wrote: > On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 08:09:31AM +0200, Christian J?nsson wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 04:59:23PM -0700, Andrew Sharp wrote: > > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 11:25:20AM +0200, Christian J?nsson wrote: > > > > I have a little problem here. > > > > > > > > I had a SS20 (sun4m) system running debian 3.0 on a serial > > > > terminal... Now I have just installed a TGX video card and hooked up a > > > > real terminal and keyboard but I do not get to the login prompt.
[snip] > > > # Format: > > # <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process> > > #1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 > > #2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 > > #3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 > > #4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 > > #5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 > > #6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 > > Uncomment as many of these as you would like for VTs for your console. > Since you installed with a serial console originally, the install > process is smart/nice enough to comment these out for you, since you > didn't have a real console. I usually run 4, but 6 is the default. > The "T0" line below refers to your "first" serial port, and configures a > getty, or login, for it. > > > # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal) > > # > > T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt102 > > #T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100 > > > > # Example how to put a getty on a modem line. this did the trick, I uncommented the VTs and commented out the T0 serial line console. Thanks, /ChJ
