Re: Bizarre getty issue
Frederic: try installing mingetty (uses less mem and CPU anyway), then
change all the lines in inittab to use mingetty. This should both solve
the problem and help you w/ resources.
Frederic Breitwieser wrote:
>
> Upon installing Debian 2.0 on my Satellite 205CDS laptop (slowly getting
> rid of NT everywhere!), this laptop, pretty much every 5 minutes, whips out
> a bunch of error messages relating to /sbin/getty, then suddenly tells me
> its going to "wait for 5 minutes".
>
> I'm not sure where this comes from, as I didn't install getty or mgetty. I
> know this relates to the modem somehow, but this occurs irregardless of
> whether I use the PCMCIA modem or not.
>
> Any ideas would be really appreciated. I'd like to deinstall whatever it
> is, and really quick :)
>
> Frederic Breitwieser
> Bridgeport, CT 06606
>
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