On Mon, 2 Sep 2002, Frederick Bruckman wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Sep 2002, Lars wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 2 Sep 2002, Frederick Bruckman wrote:
> >
> > > You don't have to do that either. Just install the serial bootblocks
> > > from "/usr/mdec/biosboot_com0.sym".
> >
> > Ok hmm well i did what i wrote and it seems to work though, nothing works
> > on the console, like i get no login prompt.
> >
> > Though i get the boot message and all, but after the Local Time shows and
> > the login prompt should appear, i get numb.
>
> To get a login, you need to turn on "tty00" in "/etc/ttys" and "kill
> -HUP 1" (assuming you have a another way in; otherwise you can boot
> single-user with "boot -s", edit "/etc/ttys", and so on).

Or lets say you're still stuck at the serial console with no way to
login. Send a [BREAK] to get it into the debugger, type "kill 1",
carraige return, followed by "c", a carraige return, and you'll shut
down to single user mode with the drives still mounted. Type "su -l",
and you have a familiar root shell in which you can edit "/etc/ttys"
and reboot.

Frederick