User Gordon W. Ross, was known to have said:
> 
> > Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 15:53:40 -0800
> > From: Chris Callanan <ccallana@gauss.elee.calpoly.edu>
> 
> > i downloaded the alpha 1.1 tar files and such middle of last week,
> > i just got to installing them today.
> 
> I'm just about to update those.  That should help...

ok.. got the new base, the other files seemed to be the same, so i
didnt download those....  

> > because of disk space, i couldnt keep both around, so i had to 
> > over write some of it.
> > 
> > now i cant log in.
> > 
> > i can boot in single user mode
> > 
> > the errors i'm getting are like this...
> > 
> > Nov 18 11:20:05 duvel init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/kd,
> > sleeping
> > Nov 18 11:20:05 duvel init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttya, sleeping
> > Nov 18 11:20:36 duvel init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/kd, sleeping
> > Nov 18 11:20:36 duvel init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttya, sleeping
> 


getting the same errors...  only new hint i can give is that it
happens right after the kernel switches from 0 to 1...

> Do the device nodes exist? (/dev/kd, /dev/ttya)

yup.... in fact i just recreated them using MAKEDEV.



any suggestions?

--c


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  Chris Callanan - CpE major       ccallana@gauss.elee.calpoly.edu 
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