Sorry if it's a dumb question, but I'm stuck... I have two machines (yesterday's current, one i386, one amd64) and I can properly setup a serial console on the i386 and access it on the amd64 (i.e. changes in boot.conf and /etc/ttys as per the FAQ). This tells me that the cable is OK, that there are no IRQ issues going on, that it all works at the set baud rate (9600), etc...
However, I can't get a simple terminal on the same tty device (i.e. not the system's console). Without a /etc/boot.conf file, and an otherwise vanilla /etc/ttys except for the following line tty00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure I don't get a login prompt when connecting on the other machine, even if ps shows that there is a getty instance running for tty00. The ultimate goal is to be able to manage a couple of "com port-impaired" HP MicroServers using a couple of ATEN USB serial adapters, which can't be used for serial consoles for obvious reasons. That's why I need to get a login on a serial terminal other than the system's console... Any clues? Thanks in advance Zé
