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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 07:45:28 +1200
From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
To: Robert Benkhauser <robbenk@optusnet.com.au>
Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: init: getty repeating to quickly on /dev/ttyvs8
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On Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 08:21:29PM +1000, Robert Benkhauser wrote:
> 
> # uname -a
> FreeBSD  4.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE #0: Mon Jan 28 14:31:56 GMT
> 2002     murray@builder.freebsdmall.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC
> i386
> #
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm getty the following error message on my near new installation of
> FreeBSD 4.5 whenever I
> boot.
> 
>         " init: getty repeating to quickly on /dev/ttyvs8"
> 
> I have X version 4.1.0 with xdm on and am using the XFWM window manager.

You shouldn't have a getty running on the ttyv8 the X expects to be
using. What's happening is that X has grabbed ttyv8, and when getty
comes along, it complains, dies, and then respawns.
-- 
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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