CHRIS HOOVER wrote: > > Anyway, when installing (from floppy) it asked about setting up the pcmcia > stuff. I told it to do so and also had it setup getty for the serial parts > (my modem). However, when I have the laptop up, it gives me an error of > getty respawning to fast - will retry in 5 minutes. I'm assuming this is > the getty trying to run with the pcmcia stuff. How can I remedy the > situation?
Like you I'd ben using Salckware for a few years and just this past weekend tried out Debian on a Thinkpad 760ED. My first install I wound up with the same thing and when presented with the getty question again on the second install (I needed a couple "dry" runs :) ) I answered "No." I'm happy to say that problem has not recurred. I think the offending line is in /etc/inittab and refers to a getty on ttySx, which would be your modem. Perhaps commenting that out and restarting the system will cure the problem. I would think that getty is only needed if you're setting up a system where others dial into it for access. It certainly isn't needed for ppp! - Nate >> -- Packet | N0NB @ WF0A.#SCKS.KS.USA.NOAM | "None can love freedom Internet | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | heartily, but good Location | Valley Center, Kansas USA EM17hs | men; the rest love not Wichita area exams; ham radio; Linux info @ | freedom, but license." http://homepage.netspaceonline.com/~ka0rny/ | -- John Milton
