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 Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:13 pm Post subject: No prompt in XenServer Virtual Terminal - TTY issue?[SOLVED] |
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Hello
I have a server at Rackspace cloud and running into a weird thing. When I run the XenServer Virtual Terminal via Emergency Console, I see all services starting. I get to Staring Local.. [OK] and it just stops. No login prompt. It's definitely not hung. I can SSH to the image instance without a problem. This only happens in the Emergency Console. I'm wondering if this is some type of TTY setting? Any ideas?
In the past, this was not a problem, and I do have other server instances running Gentoo where Emergency Console is working and showing login prompt. Even if I make a new image off a working console image and try connecting, it does the same thing.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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hanj,
In /etc/inittab make sure that the console is set to the rigth place.
e.g., if you want to use a serial console, the default
| Code: | # SERIAL CONSOLES
#s0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt100
#s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS1 vt100 |
has them commented out.
If the serial console is not /dev/ttyS*, like a Raspberry Pi, change that too.
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hanj
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | hanj,
In /etc/inittab make sure that the console is set to the rigth place.
e.g., if you want to use a serial console, the default
| Code: | # SERIAL CONSOLES
#s0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt100
#s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS1 vt100 |
has them commented out.
If the serial console is not /dev/ttyS*, like a Raspberry Pi, change that too. |
Thank you! Is there a way to refresh this? Or would this involve a reboot?
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Okay.. I think we're getting closer. Enter adds a line break where it was hung before. Still no login prompt though.
I see the following messages though
| Code: | INIT: Id "s1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: Id "s0" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes |
I've uncommented out the following:
| Code: | # SERIAL CONSOLES
s0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt100
s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS1 vt100 |
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Okay.. I found out what happened.
My current /etc/inittab has the following...
| Code: | c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty --noclear 38400 tty1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux |
I looked at a older inittab from Nov 2020 in my config-archive, and noticed the difference:
| Code: | c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux
h0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 hvc0 linux |
I made the change and issued a `telinit q` and now I get login prompt!
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