Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:15:08 -0700 (PDT) From: dpk <dpk@dpk.net> To: Eric Lance <eric.lance@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie Q: No login prompt on startup Message-ID: <20050811101431.I5643@shared10.hosting.flyingcroc.net> In-Reply-To: <42FB7962.4010405@gmail.com> References: <42FB7962.4010405@gmail.com>
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On Thu, 11 Aug 2005, Eric Lance wrote: > Hello all, > > I just finished installing FreeBSD 5.4 on my PC. When i boot it > normally all of the startup scripts finish, no errors are displayed but > afterwards a login prompt fails to appear. If i boot in single user mode > I get my '#' prompt right off the bat and can edit files. What is going > on? Does my machine think I have a terminal connected to the serial > port? What config file do i need to edit? > > I used standard install method from CD. I'm running an Nforce2 chipset > and my HDD is SATA, but FreeBSD seems to be dealing with these just fine. > > Thank you, > Eric I'd check /etc/ttys and make sure you have this line: ttyv0 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 on secure exactly as above. At the very least, with 'on' and 'secure' in the line.
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