Re: Cannot get a login-prompt (Sun Ultra 1)
Looks like you forgot to compile in console and framebuffer support.
On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 06:09:47PM +0200, Sebastian Niehaus wrote:
> Sorry for applying to the "clueless newbie award" :-/
>
>
> My Ultra 1 has been running fine quite a time with Sarge. I compiled
> my own kernel because I needed the Happy Meal patch to have a reliable
> NIC.
>
>
> Today I decided to re-attach keyboard an a monitor to that box - and
> noticed I cannot get a login: there is no login prompt.
>
> Neither X Free (kdm) nor any other console were accessible.
>
>
> Looking in the logs (network access works still fine) I noticed:
>
>
> ,----
> | Apr 1 22:34:04 plasmatic kdm[614]: Cannot read randomDevice "/dev/random": No such file or directory
> | Apr 1 22:34:10 plasmatic kdm: :0[632]: IO Error in XOpenDisplay
> | Apr 1 22:34:10 plasmatic kdm[614]: Display :0 cannot be opened
> | Apr 1 22:34:10 plasmatic kdm[614]: Unable to fire up local display :0; disabling.
> | Apr 1 22:35:44 plasmatic init: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> | Apr 1 22:35:44 plasmatic init: Id "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> | Apr 1 22:35:44 plasmatic init: Id "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> | Apr 1 22:35:44 plasmatic init: Id "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> | Apr 1 22:35:44 plasmatic init: Id "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> | Apr 1 22:35:44 plasmatic init: Id "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> | Apr 1 22:35:44 plasmatic init: no more processes left in this runlevel
> `----
>
>
>
>
> Trying to start a getty manually resulted in:
>
>
> ,----
> | execve("/sbin/getty", ["/sbin/getty", "38400", "tty6"], [/* 20 vars */]) = 0
> | uname({sys="Linux", node="plasmatic", ...}) = 0
> | brk(0) = 0x25d38
> | access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> | open("/etc/ld.so.preload", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> | open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3
> | fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=32476, ...}) = 0
> | mmap(NULL, 32476, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x7001c000
> | close(3) = 0
> | access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | open("/usr/lib/gconv/ISO8859-1.so", O_RDONLY) = 1
> | read(1, "\177ELF\1\2\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\2\0\0\0\1\0\0\007"..., 512) = 512
> | fstat64(1, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=6568, ...}) = 0
> | mmap(NULL, 70944, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 1, 0) = 0x70344000
> | mprotect(0x70346000, 62752, PROT_NONE) = 0
> | mmap(0x70354000, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 1, 0) = 0x70354000
> | close(1) = 0
> | brk(0) = 0x48000
> | brk(0x6a000) = 0x6a000
> | time([1112389776]) = 1112389776
> | open("/etc/localtime", O_RDONLY) = 1
> | fstat64(1, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=837, ...}) = 0
> | mmap(NULL, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x7001a000
> | read(1, "TZif\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\10\0\0\0\10"..., 8192) = 837
> | close(1) = 0
> | munmap(0x7001a000, 8192) = 0
> | getpid() = 1253
> | rt_sigaction(SIGPIPE, {0x7010bd2c, [], 0}, {SIG_DFL}, 0x7005f010, 8) = 0
> | socket(PF_FILE, SOCK_DGRAM, 0) = 1
> | nfssvc(0x1) = 0
> | connect(1, {sa_family=AF_FILE, path="/dev/log"}, 16) = 0
> | rt_sigreturn() = 81
> | rt_sigaction(SIGPIPE, {SIG_DFL}, NULL, 0x7005f010, 8) = 0
> | close(1) = 0
> | rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0
> | rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, NULL, {SIG_DFL}, 0, 8) = 0
> | rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0
> | nanosleep({10, 0}, {10, 0}) = 0
> | sysconf(0x1 <unfinished ... exit status 1>
> `----
>
>
> dmesg output:
>
> ,----
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda1 ro Console: colour dummy device
> | 80x25
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x54 fb0: Creator
> | 3D at 000001fc00000000 type 11 DAC 10 pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
> |
> | [...]
> |
> `----
>
> If I move the mouse it seems to be recognized:
>
> | sunmouse: Successfully adjusted to 1200 baud.
>
>
> Is there anyone who has a hint where I should look for? (If you have
> to point me to a different mailing list you are welcome)
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> Sebastian
>
>
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