From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by oss.sgi.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) id f41AKhZ16386 for linux-mips-outgoing; Tue, 1 May 2001 03:20:43 -0700 Received: from mx.mips.com (mx.mips.com [206.31.31.226]) by oss.sgi.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f41AKgM16383 for ; Tue, 1 May 2001 03:20:42 -0700 Received: from newman.mips.com (ns-dmz [206.31.31.225]) by mx.mips.com (8.9.3/8.9.0) with ESMTP id DAA02442; Tue, 1 May 2001 03:20:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from copfs01.mips.com (copfs01 [192.168.205.101]) by newman.mips.com (8.9.3/8.9.0) with ESMTP id DAA18791; Tue, 1 May 2001 03:20:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mips.com (copsun17 [192.168.205.27]) by copfs01.mips.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id MAA14029; Tue, 1 May 2001 12:19:53 +0200 (MEST) Message-ID: <3AEE8DC8.DCCCFA9B@mips.com> Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 12:19:52 +0200 From: Carsten Langgaard X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (X11; U; SunOS 5.7 sun4u) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Klaus Naumann CC: linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Subject: Re: Login problem on a serial console References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Precedence: bulk Klaus Naumann wrote: > On Tue, 1 May 2001, Carsten Langgaard wrote: > > > I have just upgraded my kernel sources from 2.4.1 to the latest 2.4.3 > > sources, but after doing that I can't login on my serial console. It get > > all the way up to the login prompt, but nothing happens when I try to > > press a key. So I figure that the serial line worked one way. > > I have tried using a single shell (booted with "init=/bin/sh") and that > > seemed to work fine, so I guess the serial driver works fine. > > > > I'm running on both an Atlas and a Malta board, both seem to have the > > same problem. > > Has anyone any ideas ? > > I think this has something to do with the fixes Bachus commited > lately. I think he changed something which made some getty's > not work anymore. Can you try an other getty ? I tried another getty and that seem to work, thanks. Do you know what break things, so I could redo Bachus fixes ? > > Klaus > > -- > Full Name : Klaus Naumann | (http://www.mgnet.de/) (Germany) > Nickname : Spock | Org.: Mad Guys Network > Phone / FAX : ++49/177/7862964 | E-Mail: (spock@mgnet.de) > PGP Key : www.mgnet.de/keys/key_spock.txt -- _ _ ____ ___ Carsten Langgaard Mailto:carstenl@mips.com |\ /|||___)(___ MIPS Denmark Direct: +45 4486 5527 | \/ ||| ____) Lautrupvang 4B Switch: +45 4486 5555 TECHNOLOGIES 2750 Ballerup Fax...: +45 4486 5556 Denmark http://www.mips.com