Subject: terminal is locking up!
To: None <current-users@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
From: Surprenant Colin <surprenc@JSP.UMontreal.CA>
List: current-users
Date: 04/15/1994 19:02:58
Hi,

I don't know if this is a somehow 'known' problem or I am just missing
something...

When I plug a pc or just an old HP terminal on my second serial port
which I configure in ttys to be:

tty01   "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   dialup on secure

I can login, use the system, but sometime there is some missing 
chars in the prompt. Then, after a few commands, the output
just freeze.

Now, last time, when the ouput froze, I was able to issue a 'ls'
and nothing else. 

If I look the processes, ls is zombie 'Z+'.

I tried to kill the shell, but it wouldn't exit, it's now in a 
'trying to exit' state 'IEs'.

any hints?
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| Colin Surprenant  | galaad@pubnix.qc.ca       |
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| Montreal, Quebec  | surprenc@jsp.umontreal.ca |

     Real user of a Free UN!X - NetBSD.



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