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From: cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: getty spawning too fast in 386/ix?
Message-ID: <1119@virtech.UUCP>
Date: 2 Sep 89 15:07:14 GMT
References: <21774@cup.portal.com>
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc
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In article <21774@cup.portal.com>, dstein@cup.portal.com (Doug Mr-Science Stein) writes:
> I'm trying to direct connect a terminal via COM1: on a 386/25 system
> running ISC 2.0.2.  I have editted /etc/inittab to respawn 00 starting
> at 9600 baud (I know that I also eventually need to change 
> /etc/conf/init.base [or whatever]), but after changing inittab and 
> execututing telinit Q I get the following erromessage:
>   INIT: getty respawning too quickly

This is usually caused by the open on the device failing.  In setting up a new
tty port, I usually ensure that the following works (displays output on the 
tty) prior to starting the getty.

	(
	 	stty 9600
		cat /etc/passwd
	) > /dev/tty?? <&1 2>&1

If this works then the getty shouldn't fail to open the device.
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