Console Login

[paula hawk_2]

I am not getting a console login. The cursor is positioned at the top left of the screen. It just blinks. We have hit return and it does not move. I have powered off the monitor while holding "Ctlr D", killed the console process, checked the cabling connectivity and still can not resolve. Do you think a reboot may solve the problem?

[harry d brown jr]

Have you tried a known working console and cable? I'd give that a shot first before killing the server.

live free or die
harry

[Helen French]

Hi Paula:

1) Enter Ctrl+D when console is online.
2) Check the console parameters and make it similar to the $TERM parameter.
3) Press f4
4) Change Keyboard
5) Change console.

I would NOT suggest you to restart the system, just becuase the console not working.

HTH,
Shiju

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Paula,

Looks to me like a console setting problem. Make sure the serial port that you are connecting to is configured in your terminal settings on the console. If you are using a HP terminal, 25 D connection is Serial1 and 9 pin D is Serial 2. If your system is connected to Serial 2 and if you reset the terminal with Control-D it will set Serial1 as the port.

Do not reboot the server.

-Sri

[PIYUSH D. PATEL]

Hi,

Also check if any proces was running on the console and try to kill it.

Else check for the console settings :
baud rate, parity and stop bits

and check for the cable connectivity.

Which console are you using ???

Do not restart the server.

HTH,
Piyush

[paula hawk_2]

The cable was plugged into Port 2 on the back of the monitor when it should be Port 1. It still did not work, but the next step I am taking is to ship a cable to the location where the server is. They mentioned a power hit not to long ago.

THanks for everyone's input!

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Paula,

cat a file on /dev/console and see if something displays on the console.

cat /etc/passwd >/dev/console

Hope this helps.

regds