From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 10 13:10:16 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0027616A41F for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:10:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6432643D4C for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:10:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j9ADAFdR078052 for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:10:15 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j9ADAF1f078051; Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:10:15 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:10:15 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200510101310.j9ADAF1f078051@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "Norbert P. Copones" Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7DD616A41F for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:05:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7347A43D46 for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:05:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j9AD56rA083080 for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:05:06 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j9AD561C083079; Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:05:06 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200510101305.j9AD561C083079@www.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:05:06 GMT From: "Norbert P. Copones" To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: i386/87208: /dev/cuad[0/1] bad file descriptor error during mgetty read X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:10:16 -0000 >Number: 87208 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: /dev/cuad[0/1] bad file descriptor error during mgetty read >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Oct 10 13:10:14 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Norbert P. Copones >Release: FreeBSD 6.0-RC1 >Organization: FEU-NRMF >Environment: FreeBSD proxy.feu-nrmf.ph 6.0-RC1 FreeBSD 6.0-RC1 #0: Mon Oct 10 17:38:35 PHT 2005 norbert@feu-nrmf.ph:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/GENERIC i386 >Description: The device /dev/cuad[0/1] cannot be accessed by mgetty during startup (mgetty entry in /etc/tty). mgetty log shows this output: 10/10 18:32:46 ad1 mgetty: interim release 1.1.33-Apr10 10/10 18:32:46 ad1 check for lockfiles 10/10 18:32:46 ad1 locking the line 10/10 18:32:47 ad1 mod: cannot make /dev/cuad1 stdin: Bad file descriptor 10/10 18:32:47 ad1 open device /dev/cuad1 failed: Bad file descriptor 10/10 18:32:47 ad1 cannot get terminal line dev=cuad1, exiting: Bad file descriptor >How-To-Repeat: setting "cuad1 "/usr/local/sbin/mgetty" unknown on insecure" in /etc/ttys and rebooting the system. >Fix: i tried changing cuad1 to ttyd1 in /etc/ttys entry and sending HUP signal to init. first attempt always fails (the usual bad file descriptor error), second attempt sometimes succeeds. then switching back ttyd1 to cuad1 again in /etc/ttys and sending HUP signal will error (cuad1: Device busy). so i killed mgetty and again send HUP signal to init and it will succeed at this time. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: