NOTICE: /dev/cuaa%d -> /dev/cuad%d renaming

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <16749.41191.255005.474422 at ran.psg.com>, Randy Bush writes:
>>> in a headless system could this cause ttyd0 to not run a
>>> responsive getty?  i just cvsupped and built, and the oob
>>> serial console no longer gets a login prompt.  it gets
>>> everything right up to it, though.
>> 
>> If you have changed from ttyd0 to cuaa0 in /etc/ttys this will
>> happen, you need to change it to cuad0 in that case.
>> 
>> If that is not the cause, I messed something up and I'll chase it
>> down and fix it.
>
>it is not the case.  i.e., /etc/ttys is the default one with
>one 'off' changed to an 'on.'
>
>but this is also happening with a system last cvsupped 5 oct.

Are you sure your cable has something connected to the DCD pin ?

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