On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 10:47:05AM +0000, Zé Loff wrote:
> Sorry if it's a dumb question, but I'm stuck...
>
> I have two machines (yesterday's current, one i386, one amd64) and I can
> properly setup a serial console on the i386 and access it on the amd64
> (i.e. changes in boot.conf and /etc/ttys as per the FAQ). This tells me
> that the cable is OK, that there are no IRQ issues going on, that it all
> works at the set baud rate (9600), etc...
>
> However, I can't get a simple terminal on the same tty device (i.e. not
> the system's console). Without a /etc/boot.conf file, and an otherwise
> vanilla /etc/ttys except for the following line
>
> tty00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure
>
> I don't get a login prompt when connecting on the other machine, even if
> ps shows that there is a getty instance running for tty00.
>
> The ultimate goal is to be able to manage a couple of "com
> port-impaired" HP MicroServers using a couple of ATEN USB serial
> adapters, which can't be used for serial consoles for obvious reasons.
> That's why I need to get a login on a serial terminal other than the
> system's console...
>
> Any clues?
> Thanks in advance
> Zé
>
Sorry for insisting, but no one has a hint of why with this /etc/ttys
#
# $OpenBSD: ttys,v 1.18 2008/01/09 17:39:42 miod Exp $
#
# name getty type status comments
#
console "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure <---
ttyC0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
ttyC1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
ttyC2 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
ttyC3 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
ttyC4 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyC5 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
ttyC6 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyC7 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyC8 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyC9 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyCa "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyCb "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
tty00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off <---
...
and this /etc/boot.conf
stty com0 9600
set tty com0
I can remotely connect, but with this /etc/ttys
#
# $OpenBSD: ttys,v 1.18 2008/01/09 17:39:42 miod Exp $
#
# name getty type status comments
#
console "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure <---
ttyC0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
ttyC1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
ttyC2 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
ttyC3 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
ttyC4 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyC5 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on secure
ttyC6 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyC7 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyC8 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyC9 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyCa "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
ttyCb "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 off secure
tty00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure <---
...
and no /boot.conf I can't? Cluebats welcome.
Thanks in advance
Zé
dmesg:
OpenBSD 5.5-beta (GENERIC) #233: Mon Jan 20 15:47:05 MST 2014
[email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
cpu0: Intel Pentium II ("GenuineIntel" 686-class, 512KB L2 cache) 300
MHz
cpu0:
FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PSE36,MMX,FXSR,PERF
real mem = 200765440 (191MB)
avail mem = 185614336 (177MB)
mainbus0 at root
bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+ BIOS, date 12/31/99, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xfc4c0
apm0 at bios0: Power Management spec V1.2
pcibios0 at bios0: rev 2.1 @ 0xf0000/0x10000
pcibios0: PCI IRQ Routing Table rev 1.0 @ 0xf1320/128 (6 entries)
pcibios0: PCI Interrupt Router at 000:05:0 ("Intel 82371FB ISA" rev
0x00)
pcibios0: PCI bus #21 is the last bus
bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0xc000
cpu0 at mainbus0: (uniprocessor)
mtrr: Pentium Pro MTRR support, 8 var ranges, 88 fixed ranges
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (bios)
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel 82443BX" rev 0x02
vga1 at pci0 dev 4 function 0 "Neomagic Magicgraph NM2200" rev 0x12
wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
piixpcib0 at pci0 dev 5 function 0 "Intel 82371AB PIIX4 ISA" rev 0x02
pciide0 at pci0 dev 5 function 1 "Intel 82371AB IDE" rev 0x01: DMA,
channel 0 wired to compatibility, channel 1 wired to compatibility
wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <SanDisk SDCFH-004G>
wd0: 1-sector PIO, LBA48, 3815MB, 7813120 sectors
wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2
atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0
scsibus0 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets
probe(atapiscsi0:0:0): Check Condition (error 0x70) on opcode 0x0
SENSE KEY: Media Error
ASC/ASCQ: Unable To Recover Table-Of-Contents
cd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <TEAC, DW-224E, 1.0A> ATAPI 5/cdrom
removable
cd0(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2
uhci0 at pci0 dev 5 function 2 "Intel 82371AB USB" rev 0x01: irq 11
piixpm0 at pci0 dev 5 function 3 "Intel 82371AB Power" rev 0x02: SMI
iic0 at piixpm0
admtemp0 at iic0 addr 0x4e: adm1021
spdmem0 at iic0 addr 0x50: 128MB SDRAM non-parity PC100CL2
"Toshiba Fast Infrared Type O" rev 0x23 at pci0 dev 9 function 0 not
configured
cbb0 at pci0 dev 11 function 0 "Toshiba ToPIC97 CardBus" rev 0x05: irq
11
cbb1 at pci0 dev 11 function 1 "Toshiba ToPIC97 CardBus" rev 0x05: irq
11
isa0 at piixpcib0
isadma0 at isa0
com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8/8 irq 4: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo
com0: console
com1 at isa0 port 0x2f8/8 irq 3: ns8250, no fifo
pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5
pms0 at pckbc0 (aux slot)
pckbc0: using irq 12 for aux slot
wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0
pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot)
pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot
wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0
sb0 at isa0 port 0x220/24 irq 5 drq 1: dsp v3.01
midi0 at sb0: <SB MIDI UART>
audio0 at sb0
opl at sb0 not configured
wss0 at isa0 port 0x530/8 irq 10 drq 0: CS4231 or AD1845 (vers 4)
audio1 at wss0
pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
spkr0 at pcppi0
npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: reported by CPUID; using exception 16
fdc0 at isa0 port 0x3f0/6 irq 6 drq 2
usb0 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0 at usb0 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1
cardslot0 at cbb0 slot 0 flags 0
cardbus0 at cardslot0: bus 20 device 0 cacheline 0x0, lattimer 0x0
pcmcia0 at cardslot0
cardslot1 at cbb1 slot 1 flags 0
cardbus1 at cardslot1: bus 21 device 0 cacheline 0x0, lattimer 0x0
pcmcia1 at cardslot1
vscsi0 at root
scsibus1 at vscsi0: 256 targets
softraid0 at root
scsibus2 at softraid0: 256 targets
root on wd0a (bd9d688f13487135.a) swap on wd0b dump on wd0b
dc0 at cardbus0 dev 0 function 0 "Xircom X3201-3" rev 0x03: irq 11,
address 00:10:a4:c7:da:3a
tqphy0 at dc0 phy 0: 78Q2120 10/100 PHY, rev. 11
com4 at cardbus0 dev 0 function 1 "Xircom 56k Modem" rev 0x03: irq 11:
ti16750, 64 byte fifo
com4: probed fifo depth: 0 bytes
