There were not getty process on the serial port. However there needs o be
one so that login will execute after Init has finished strtup scripts. The
box never gets to the point of runnning the getty before it acts up
-----Original Message-----
From: George Gallen [mailto:">ggallen@slackinc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:29 AM
To: '">ale@ale.org'
Subject: RE: [ale] Console via serial port (ttyS0)
did you remove the getty process from the serial lines
in the /etc/inittab file?
George
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris Fowler [mailto:">chrisf@computone.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM
>To: 'Michael Phillips'
>Cc: '">ale@ale.org'
>Subject: RE: [ale] Console via serial port (ttyS0)
>
>
>I ran into the same issue. I have not fixed it though. At
>firest I thought
>it was flow control but I was not sure.
>
>Chris
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Phillips [mailto:">michael.phillips@sbs.siemens.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 10:51 AM
>To: ">ale@ale.org
>Subject: [ale] Console via serial port (ttyS0)
>
>
>Ale folks:
>
>In the process of setting up a new proxy server, I have to redirect
>console to the serial port at ttyS0. To do so, I simply added an
>append line to lilo.conf:
>
>append="console=ttyS0"
>
>re-ran lilo and rebooted with a PC set to monitor ttyS0. During
>boot, I see all the normal console messages, at "normal" speed
>UNTIL I get a login prompt on tty1. At that point, the console is
>still "checking for new hardware" and the speed of the refresh is
>around 1-2 BYTES per second...agonizingly slow.
>
>I am sure I have overlooked something simple...has anyone run into
>this before?
>
>TIA
>
>Mike
>
>
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