Thanks Jamie , thanks Rodrigo,

I have a vt520 terminal (yes I have still a terminal) on the serial 
port, and I switched this off.

Thanks

>Frank Mattes wrote:
>>  My cobalt was now running for 48 hours, and when I came back I
>>  couldn't log in by ssh and the console showed
>>  just
>>  db>
>
>It means you've been dumped to the kernel debugger.  That could have
>happened because the kernel decided to suck some mud, or it could have
>happened because of an errant break on your serial cable - which I've
>seen happen before with sketchy wiring, or sketchy client hardware
>(and also some terminal gear upon reset).  If the box fell over and
>kicked you into debug mode you might as well post the backtrace to the
>list (obtained with 'bt' iirc), if its just an errant break then
>continue running with 'c'.
>
>--
>Jamie Heilman                     http://audible.transient.net/~jamie/
>"Paranoia is a disease unto itself, and may I add, the person standing
>  next to you may not be who they appear to be, so take precaution."
>						-Sathington Willoughby


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