Subject: Re: alpha console problem
To: Aaron J. Grier <agrier@poofygoof.com>
From: Brian Hechinger <wonko@arkham.ws>
List: port-alpha
Date: 08/03/2001 14:37:22
On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 11:01:36AM -0700, Aaron J. Grier wrote:
> 
> two different things...  the "no /dev/console" comes from not running a
> "./MAKEDEV std" in /dev.  the "/etc/rc.conf not configured" comes from
> not setting rc_configured=YES in /etc/rc.conf.
> 
> you're correct... both things should be done by the install program.  I
> don't know why they're not.

in my limited experience with sysinst (i still install by hand) it has always
done these things for me.  it's everything else that seems to be all mucked up
all the time with it *G*  (for me anyway)

-brian