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Date:      Wed, 26 May 1999 13:36:58 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
To:        "System Admin." <pe@student.lssu.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: serail port console
Message-ID:  <14156.12441.43813.172444@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9905261327110.5226-100000@student.lssu.edu>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.05.9905261327110.5226-100000@student.lssu.edu>

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System Admin. writes:
 > Hello All,
 > 	I just successfully installed 3.2-STABLE FreeBSD/Alpha into my
 > AlphaServer 400 4/233. Now I have little problem. My server doesn't have
 > video card so I have DEC terminal connected to the serial 1 on the server.
 > When the server boots up I can see all the messages up until it said:
 > 
 > Initial rc.alpha initialization:.
 > rc.alpha configuring syscons: blank_time/etc/rc.alpha: cannot open
 > /dev/ttyv0: no such device or address.
 > 
 > Local package initialization:.
 > Sun Mar 28 18:18:49 EST 1999
 > 
 > Then that's about it. It didn't go to the login prompt on the console but
 > I can telnet in and do everything I wanted to. How can I fix this problem?
 > I want to be able to login from console also.
 > 

Edit your /etc/ttys and replace:

ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   dialup  off secure

	with:

ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   vt100   on secure


The send init a HUP, eg 'kill -HUP 1'

Drew

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