From dannyman@ns0.corp.tellme.com Tue May 8 15:16:01 2001 Return-Path: Received: from ns0.corp.tellme.com (ns0.corp.tellme.com [209.157.156.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28F4937B422 for ; Tue, 8 May 2001 15:16:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dannyman@ns0.corp.tellme.com) Received: (from dannyman@localhost) by ns0.corp.tellme.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id QAA00342; Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:47:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dannyman) Message-Id: <200003030047.QAA00342@ns0.corp.tellme.com> Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:47:12 -0800 (PST) From: User Dannyman Reply-To: dannyman@ns0.corp.tellme.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Serial console tweaks X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 >Number: 27216 >Category: bin >Synopsis: sysinstall(8): can not get to shell prompt from serial console install. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: randi >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue May 08 15:20:00 PDT 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: Sat Jun 06 19:47:54 UTC 2009 >Originator: >Release: FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE i386 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE >Description: When installing through a serial console, it is impossible to get a root prompt without adding a user to group wheel who can su. >How-To-Repeat: Hook up a null modem with Tera Term and install FreeBSD on a box. >Fix: Two possibilities: 1) Make fixit shell launch a shell directly, or provide some way to get to "emergency holographic shell" besides pressing alt-F4, which closes Tera Term. :) 2) Turn on the serial console the system installs through in /etc/ttys. Thanks, -danny >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->jkh Responsible-Changed-By: dougb Responsible-Changed-When: Wed May 23 14:19:07 PDT 2001 Responsible-Changed-Why: Sysinstall issue http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27216 Responsible-Changed-From-To: jkh->eric Responsible-Changed-By: jkh Responsible-Changed-When: Thu Aug 30 17:05:32 PDT 2001 Responsible-Changed-Why: Why does a dog lick himself? http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27216 Responsible-Changed-From-To: eric->freebsd-qa Responsible-Changed-By: eric Responsible-Changed-When: Mon Oct 1 12:04:30 PDT 2001 Responsible-Changed-Why: assign idle sysinstall bugs to freebsd-qa, as suggested by murray http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27216 Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-qa->qa Responsible-Changed-By: johan Responsible-Changed-When: Sat Aug 24 19:42:19 PDT 2002 Responsible-Changed-Why: Use short names for mailing list to make searches using the web query form work with the shown responsible. This also makes open PRs show up in the summery mail. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27216 Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->randi Responsible-Changed-By: randi Responsible-Changed-When: Sat Jun 6 19:47:37 UTC 2009 Responsible-Changed-Why: Taking this. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27216 >Unformatted: