Subject: Re: can't boot multiuser in terminal mode
To: Guy Santiglia <fredfl2@guy.chonju21.net>
From: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/27/1999 23:04:47
Guy Santiglia wrote:
> >
> > Guy Santiglia (fredfl2@guy.chonju21.net) wrote:
> >
> > > I've been running xdm for a while and recently I tried to
> > >boot into the terminal mode (without xwindows) and I couldn't.
> > >I can boot single user no problem, but when I try multi-user
> > >boot without xdm running I don't get a login prompt.
> > >
> > Check /etc/ttys. You probably disabled the ttye line so it wouldn't
> > start a terminal session on the console after xdm took control. Without
> > xdm running you'll want to reenable that line.
> >
> > -bob
>
> Is this the line that you are talking about?
> #ttye0 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" vt220 on secure
>
> I don't have a line that just has "ttye" in it.
yes, that's the one. just uncomment it...