Subject: Re: ttyE0 on 1.5 - the "installation from Hell"
To: Bob Nestor <rnestor@augustmail.com>
From: Daniel R. Killoran,Ph.D. <drk@shore.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 01/01/2001 13:11:35
Bob Nestor wrote:
>Daniel R. Killoran,Ph.D. wrote:
>
>>>   > Booted, NOT single user. Said "/dev/ttyE0: Device not configured" -
>>>>   But I thought I just DID that!
>>>
>>>I don't think I followed precisely everything you said, but try the
>>>following:
>>>
>>>cd /
>>>mount -rw /
>>>cd /dev
>>>./MAKEDEV all
>>>
>>>Bob gave this to me when I had a (possibly) similar problem.
>>
>>I tried that just now, but although there were no indicated errors,
>>upon reboot I got the same error:
>>
>  >"getty[174]: /dev/ttyE0: Device not configured"
>>
>>(this, of course, is using the new version of /dev/MAKEDEV and /etc/tty)
>
>How are you rebooting after running the MAKEDEV script?  Are you doing a
>"shutdown -r now", or just hitting the boot button?
>
>-bob

I always use "shutdown -r now", unless I use "shutdown -p now", or 
unless the computer hangs, as it does after the msg "getty[174]: 
/dev/ttyE0: Device not configured"

Dan Killoran