I am guessing I just need to disable gdm to fix the issue, per my google search.
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Asif Iqbal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > I have a desktop setup with karmic desktop 32 bit. > > I am having an odd issue. Unless I have the monitor connected to my > desktop the serial console does not get the login prompt > > I setup the serial console using the url below > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialConsoleHowto > > I am using grub, not grub2 > > # cat /etc/init/ttyS0.conf > > # ttyS0 - getty > # > # This service maintains a getty on ttyS0 from the point the system is > # started until it is shut down again. > > start on stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[2345] > stop on runlevel [!2345] > > respawn > exec /sbin/getty -L 9600 ttyS0 vt102 > > # sudo start ttyS0 > > # cat /boot/grub/menu.lst > # Enable console output via the serial port. unit 0 is /dev/ttyS0, > unit 1 is /dev/ttyS1... > serial --unit=0 --speed=9600 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1 > terminal --timeout=15 serial console > > title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-386 > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet > splash console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8 > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386 > savedefault > boot > > I don't have access to the actual desktop right now, so the kernel > version is off > > when I reboot the box while connected to the desktop from my laptop > using serial console I get upto the last line right before the login > prompt. > the login prompt never shows up. however, if i connect the monitor to > the desktop as well and reboot from the serial console i get all the > way to the login prompt. and all works. > > any idea how to fix it? > > -- > Asif Iqbal > PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > -- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
