On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 08:09:31AM +0200, Christian J?nsson wrote: > On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 04:59:23PM -0700, Andrew Sharp wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 11:25:20AM +0200, Christian J?nsson wrote: > > > I have a little problem here. > > > > > > I had a SS20 (sun4m) system running debian 3.0 on a serial > > > terminal... Now I have just installed a TGX video card and hooked up a > > > real terminal and keyboard but I do not get to the login prompt. > > > > > > Instead, when I push the 'Stop' button, I get a message like this: > > > > > > SysRq : HELP : loglevel0-8 reBoot tErm kIII saK showMem showPc unRaw > > > showTasks Unmount
I think what that other guy said about this was right. Check the settings for kernel debugging in the config file. > > > but I get inte the server remotely... > > > > > > Now, I guess there's some reconfiguring to be done here... but where > > > can I read about it or if ytou can pls tell me on the liset here what > > > should I do? > > > > Well, one thing is that you installed the system when using a serial > > console, so you probably need to add back into /etc/inittab the gettys > > for tty1-4 or 1-6 (I only configure four of them, myself). OK, now the > > STOP button is pretty weird. Dunno exactly about that one. > > > > i'm not sure I follow you here, but here's the dmesg: > > PROMLIB: Sun Boot Prom Version 3 Revision 2 > Linux version 2.4.19smp ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.95.4 20011002 > (Debian prerelease)) #1 SMP Sun Aug 18 15:17:00 EDT 2002 > ARCH: SUN4M > TYPE: Sun4m SparcStation10/20 [... a lot of interesting crap I haven't seen before because I haven't run 2.4.19 on my ss20 -- deleted ...] > Sparc Zilog8530 serial driver version 1.68.2.2 > Sun Mouse-Systems mouse driver version 1.00 > tty00 at 0xffede004 (irq = 44) is a Zilog8530 > tty01 at 0xffede000 (irq = 44) is a Zilog8530 > tty02 at 0xffedb004 (irq = 44) is a Zilog8530 > tty03 at 0xffedb000 (irq = 44) is a Zilog8530 Don't let this fool you. These don't refer to /dev/tty[1-4] > Sun TYPE 5 keyboard detected without keyclick > Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4 > Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 > Initializing RT netlink socket > Starting kswapd > allocated 32 pages and 32 bhs reserved for the highmem bounces > Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x54 > fb0: cgsix at e.30000000 TEC Rev 4 CPU sparc Rev b [TGX+] Now, there's your console. [... more stuff deleted ...] > and here's the /etc/inittab: > > # /etc/inittab: init(8) configuration. > # $Id: inittab,v 1.8 1998/05/10 10:37:50 miquels Exp $ > [... most of inittab deleted ... but don't delete it in real life! ...] > # Format: > # <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process> > #1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 > #2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 > #3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 > #4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 > #5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 > #6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 Uncomment as many of these as you would like for VTs for your console. Since you installed with a serial console originally, the install process is smart/nice enough to comment these out for you, since you didn't have a real console. I usually run 4, but 6 is the default. The "T0" line below refers to your "first" serial port, and configures a getty, or login, for it. > # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal) > # > T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt102 > #T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100 > > # Example how to put a getty on a modem line. [... the rest deleted ...] Cheers, a
