Subject: Re: poffd problem (it gets worse)
To: None <port-cobalt@netBSD.org>
From: Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 10/13/2006 22:57:45
I just did the following:

/dev/MAKEDEV panel
rm /dev/lcd
ln -s /dev/panel0 /dev/lcd

The panel is fine and I can echo whatever I want to it. So heres the
question, what process displays the ip & domain on the machine.

It's apparent that I obviously had 3.0 rather than 3.99.17 installed
before. I feel like a bit of a muppett.
--- Christopher Schultz <chris@christopherschultz.net> wrote:

> Glyn,
> 
> >> Well, I think the thing to do then it to revert to the backup
> >> copies of the config files you changes (if you have them) then
> >> change them one at a time and see what is causing the problem.
> > 
> > I have tried changing every config file back, however once its
> > screwed it seems to stay screwed, however I will try again
> tonight
> > and let you know how I get on.
> 
> Silly question: what do you mean by "screwed"? Do you just mean
> that the
> panel isn't displaying what you think it ought to be displaying
> (the
> Qube's IP), or that the whole system crashes?
> 
> I must admit that I've been reading all these posts and I'm not
> sure
> what the actual status is... I had assumed that after you
> "configured"
> the system post-initial-reboot that you had a doorstop sitting in
> front
> of you.
> 
> That's apparently not true since you can modify your config files.
> 
> So... does the system come up? Can you ssh/telnet into it? If so,
> is the
> only problem that the IP address isn't displaying?
> 
> Is it possible that the "display IP address on panel" process is
> simply
> never running? Last time I checked, the panel will simply display
> the
> last thing you asked it to display until you tell it something
> else. Is
> it possible that the "Starting up> poffd" is just the last thing
> displayed, and the new ISO image doesn't enable the IP address
> display
> by default?
> 
> Just a thought. I don't know about others, but I'm totally confused
> here. :(
> 
> -chris
> 
> 
> 


Glyn Astill



		
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