[Soekris] OpenBSD 3.4 on net-4511 is stuck on boot

Lee Bowyer Lee at networkpenetration.com
Thu Feb 5 16:48:41 UTC 2004


You need to set your hyperterm to 9600-N-1 or change your /etc/ttys

to have:

console "/usr/libexec/getty std.19200"  vt220   on  secure

Hope this helps.

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 09:52:23 +0100, Project Manager <project.manager at web
.de> wrote:

> john at johnrshannon.com schrieb am 04.02.04 22:35:43:
>>
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>> Add "boot" to the end of your /etc/boot.conf file.
>
> Amazing amazing.  That worked.  Boots like a charm!
>
> Although serial port access is not my main concern at this point, I 
> cannot type anything into the Hyperterminal console.  I can see ..
>
> --
> syslogd: starting log daemon...
> ssh: starting daemon...
>
> OpenBSD/i386 (p2pvpn) (tty00)
>
> login: _
>
> --
>
> .. but cannot type anything into it.
>
> My hyperterminal settings are 19200 8-N-1 and NO flow control.
>
> Do I have the right settings? Why can't I type into console?
>
> Thanks again,
> Jonnas
>
>
>>
>> On Wednesday 04 February 2004 12:19 pm, Project Manager wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I've had initial success booting my net-4521 and net-4511 but for the 
>> whole
>> > of today have had a strange problem.  Staying connected via serial 
>> modem at
>> > 19200 while booting, the kernel gets stuck and won't load _unless_ I 
>> hit an
>> > enter key.  Earlier today I needed 3-4 enter keys.  Then the boot 
>> process
>> > would continue.
>> >
>> > The screen output is:
>> >
>> > --
>> > 1 Seconds to automatic boot.   Press Ctrl-P for entering Monitor.
>> > Using Drive: 0 Partition: 3
>> > reading boot....
>> > probing: pc0 com0 com1 mem[639K 63M a20=on]
>> > disk: hd0+
>> >
>> > >> OpenBSD/i386 BOOT 2.02
>> >
>> > switching console to com0
>> > --
>> >
>> > What is wrong?
>> >
>> > Power supply I use is 12V * 1000mA. There is a VPN1211 and a 100mW 
>> 802.11b
>> > pcmcia.  Boot media is 256MB CF.
>> >
>> > I used Chris Cappucio's methods and NET45x1 kernel conf to prepare the
>> > system.
>> >
>> > Any help would be mighty appreaciated!
>> >
>> > Jonnas
>> >
>> > ps: Somebody told me about AMD-ELAN's hardware incompatibility with 
>> the
>> > serial interface.  Could this be the issue?
>> > 
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