On Mon, Mar 07, 2016 at 12:28:12PM -0500, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Mar 2016 08:40:02 -0600
> dev <devuan.2@???> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > I noticed today, upon trying to rebuild my nvidia module, that I have
> > no login available on the virtual terminals customarily available via
> > the keypress [CTRL][ALT]+(F1-F8 keys).
> >
> > The keypresses work, showing console output, but there is no "login:"
> >
> > /etc/inittab is here:
> >
> > $ egrep -v '(#|^$)' /etc/inittab
> > id:2:initdefault:
> > si::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS
> > ~~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin
> > l0:0:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 0
> > l1:1:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 1
> > l2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 2
> > l3:3:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 3
> > l4:4:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 4
> > l5:5:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 5
> > l6:6:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 6
> > z6:6:respawn:/sbin/sulogin
> > ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now
> > pf::powerwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail start
> > pn::powerfailnow:/etc/init.d/powerfail now
> > po::powerokwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail stop
> > 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
> > 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
> > 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
> > 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
> > 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
> > 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
> >
> >
> > And this is /proc/cmdline. Nothing odd in there either:
> > BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64 \
> > root=UUID=903c83ee-aa77-41c3-aaac-548a4f280c45 ro ipv6.disable=1
> >
> >
> > Any thoughts how to get this working?
> > Thanks
>
>
> Step 1 is this:
>
> ps ax | grep getty
>
> Here's my output:
>
> =============================================
> [slitt@mydesk ~]$ ps ax | grep getty
> 621 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 agetty tty6 38400 linux
> 622 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 agetty tty5 38400 linux
> 626 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 agetty tty4 38400 linux
> 631 tty2 Ss+ 0:00 agetty tty2 38400 linux
> 634 tty3 Ss+ 0:00 agetty tty3 38400 linux
> 4873 pts/10 R+ 0:00 grep getty
> [slitt@mydesk ~]$
> =============================================
>
> However, I'm not using Devuan right now, so your mileage may vary.
Here;s mine, and I *am* running Devuan jessie:
hendrik@notlookedfor:~$ ps ax | grep getty
1951 tty1 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1
1952 tty2 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
1953 tty3 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3
1954 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4
1955 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5
1956 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
30356 pts/1 S+ 0:00 grep getty
hendrik@notlookedfor:~$
done from a Roxterm in xcfe.
-- hendrik
> Notice I'm running "agetty", not "getty", which is respawned in your
> inittab. I don't remember ever seeing a Linux (as oppposed to BSD) that
> ran "getty" instead of "agetty". You might need to change that.
And it seems I am running getty. No problems noted here.
-- hendrik
On my Debian wheezy, though, whenever I gat a kernel upgrade, all my
text terminals in ctl-alt-F1 through 6 disappear, and don't come back
until a reboot.
-- hendrik
>
> Also, seeing whether your gettys, each of which represents one virtual
> terminal, are running. If not, that tells you something.
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
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