Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 17:36:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Litzinger <brian@MediaCity.com> To: davidg@Root.COM Cc: brian@MediaCity.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: COMCONSOLE no login Message-ID: <199509210036.RAA19845@MediaCity.com> In-Reply-To: <199509210008.RAA04855@corbin.Root.COM> from "David Greenman" at Sep 20, 95 05:08:02 pm
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> > >I compiled a kernel with COMCONSOLE, set a modem into BLIND ANSWER mode, > >and rebooted the system. Another system was connected to the MODEM. > > > >I got all the console messages via the modem, but no login. > > > >What have I done wrong/What do I need to do to get a login on the > >serial console? > > On wcarchive I have: > > tty00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown on secure > > ...but I also have the /dev/console logging disabled in /etc/syslog.conf (I > don't think this should matter, however). For the kernel config, I *don't* > have COMCONSOLE defined. Serial consoles are enabled via the boot blocks by > defining FORCE_COMCONSOLE in the i386/boot/biosboot Makefile. This will cause > the boot> prompt and all kernel output to go to the serial port. > > -DG Cool. Thanks for the help. Brian Litzinger brian@mediacity.com
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