getty/login problem

[walter harms]

running console on ttyS1 should only cause confusion
but should not affect getty.

what version of busybox you are using ?
what options for getty ?

re,
 wh



lord_fleg at iinet.net.au schrieb:
> 
> hi all,
> when logging on via the serial port (ttyS1) i get prompted for the username when
> i enter it and hit return it gets echoed back to me on the line below, and then 
> when i enter the password nothing happens and it eventually times out.  
> on entering the username/password a second time all is well.
> 
> essentially the same problem described in message...
> 
> http://www.busybox.net/lists/busybox/2004-August/012267.html
> 
> so i tried turning off syslogd but this wasnt sufficient, i also
> had to remove "console=ttyS1, 9600" from the kernel command line, which
> seems to me to fit in with the advice given in the above message and does remove
> the problem of the first login always failing.  however it means i dont
> see the kernel boot messages.
> 
> is there a better solution?  and if not could someone give me an idea
> of how big a job this is to fix and where i should start?
> thanks,
> fleg
> 
>