RE: Modem trouble, Please help!!
ps ax | grep getty
158 2 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
159 3 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3
160 4 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4
161 5 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5
162 6 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
inittab
# /etc/inittab: init(8) configuration.
# $Id: inittab,v 1.8 1998/05/10 10:37:50 miquels Exp $
# The default runlevel.
id:2:initdefault:
# Boot-time system configuration/initialization script.
# This is run first except when booting in emergency (-b) mode.
si::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS
# What to do in single-user mode.
~~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin
# /etc/init.d executes the S and K scripts upon change
# of runlevel.
#
# Runlevel 0 is halt.
# Runlevel 1 is single-user.
# Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user.
# Runlevel 6 is reboot.
l0:0:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 0
l1:1:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 1
l2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 2
l3:3:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 3
l4:4:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 4
l5:5:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 5
l6:6:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 6
# Normally not reached, but fallthrough in case of emergency.
z6:6:respawn:/sbin/sulogin
# What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed.
ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now
# Action on special keypress (ALT-UpArrow).
kb::kbrequest:/bin/echo "Keyboard Request--edit /etc/inittab to let this
work."
# What to do when the power fails/returns.
pf::powerwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail start
pn::powerfailnow:/etc/init.d/powerfail now
po::powerokwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail stop
# /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels.
#
# The "id" field MUST be the same as the last
# characters of the device (after "tty").
#
# Format:
# <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process>
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
# Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal)
#
#T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
# Example how to put a getty on a modem line.
#
#T3:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -x0 -s 57600 ttyS3
S:12345:respawn:/sbin/getty ttyS1
Thank You!!
- BOHICA
-----Original Message-----
From: john@dhh.gt.org [mailto:john@dhh.gt.org]
Sent: Friday, December 25, 1998 10:08
To: BOHICA
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Modem trouble, Please help!!
BOHICA writes:
> On setup reboot, pppconfig ran and I setup my ISP, dialed in and was
> trying to get the dselect access configured when I suddenly got the
> following error:
> Usage: /sbin/getty [-hiLmw] [-l login_program] [-t timeout] [-I
> initstring] line baud_rate,... line [termtype] or [-hiLmw] [-l
> login_program] [-t timeout] [-I initstring] line baud_rate,... [termtype]
Looks like there is a misconfigured getty running on your modem port (there
should be none at all). Run
ps ax | grep getty
and post the result. If there is a getty process running on your modem
port kill it and try again. *Don't* kill any gettys that are not on ports
with numbers like ttyS2, ttyS3, etc.
> Where do I set the "spawn" time for Id "S"? What are the standard
> settings for spawn time?
This begins to look like an intallation bug. Please post your
/etc/inittab.
--
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
Reply to: