Subject: Re: tty
To: Marco <bsdlist@quiz.com.br>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@zembu.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/17/2000 13:47:33
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, Marco wrote:

> my system was freezing when it was looking for a tty device ( i guess).
> Well, i created a device using the command " .makedev /ttyE0.
> Now, the system find a ttyE0.
> ask for my login and password.
> But another problem started.
> (by the way...i don't know if tty is a flag or a device)

A tty is a TeleTYpe - a terminal. It's a device. ttyE0 is the console
video device.

> before  ask me a log ...it shown:
> 
> 
> NetDSB/mac68k (QuadraBSD) (ttyE0)      
> 
> * where QuadraBSD is my hostname
> 
> i cant mount any device like sd0a and i cant use any utility like ping or
> mount or find...
> what is the problems?!

What are the exact commands you are trying, and what are the error
messages?

What is your path?

Take care,

Bill