ps ax | grep getty 158 2 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2 159 3 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3 160 4 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4 161 5 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5 162 6 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
inittab # /etc/inittab: init(8) configuration. # $Id: inittab,v 1.8 1998/05/10 10:37:50 miquels Exp $ # The default runlevel. id:2:initdefault: # Boot-time system configuration/initialization script. # This is run first except when booting in emergency (-b) mode. si::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS # What to do in single-user mode. ~~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin # /etc/init.d executes the S and K scripts upon change # of runlevel. # # Runlevel 0 is halt. # Runlevel 1 is single-user. # Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user. # Runlevel 6 is reboot. l0:0:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 0 l1:1:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 1 l2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 2 l3:3:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 3 l4:4:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 4 l5:5:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 5 l6:6:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 6 # Normally not reached, but fallthrough in case of emergency. z6:6:respawn:/sbin/sulogin # What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed. ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now # Action on special keypress (ALT-UpArrow). kb::kbrequest:/bin/echo "Keyboard Request--edit /etc/inittab to let this work." # What to do when the power fails/returns. pf::powerwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail start pn::powerfailnow:/etc/init.d/powerfail now po::powerokwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail stop # /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels. # # The "id" field MUST be the same as the last # characters of the device (after "tty"). # # Format: # <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process> 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal) # #T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 # Example how to put a getty on a modem line. # #T3:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -x0 -s 57600 ttyS3 S:12345:respawn:/sbin/getty ttyS1 Thank You!! - BOHICA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 25, 1998 10:08 To: BOHICA Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Modem trouble, Please help!! BOHICA writes: > On setup reboot, pppconfig ran and I setup my ISP, dialed in and was > trying to get the dselect access configured when I suddenly got the > following error: > Usage: /sbin/getty [-hiLmw] [-l login_program] [-t timeout] [-I > initstring] line baud_rate,... line [termtype] or [-hiLmw] [-l > login_program] [-t timeout] [-I initstring] line baud_rate,... [termtype] Looks like there is a misconfigured getty running on your modem port (there should be none at all). Run ps ax | grep getty and post the result. If there is a getty process running on your modem port kill it and try again. *Don't* kill any gettys that are not on ports with numbers like ttyS2, ttyS3, etc. > Where do I set the "spawn" time for Id "S"? What are the standard > settings for spawn time? This begins to look like an intallation bug. Please post your /etc/inittab. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI
