linux 2.4 devel and busybox : problem with prompt

Apr 27, 2006 1 Replies

Hi,



I am trying to port linux 2.4 devel to ML403. I have used advices from this mailing list and some websites and finally got to th epoint where everything seems find except I cannot get the boot prompt. I have used busybox 1.0.1 and it seems init runs well, rcS runs well and afterr that I do not get the prompt. I have activated the askfirst line in inittab and I am asked to hit enter to go further but all I get is, automatically, without hitting the keyboard, is a weird succession of characters (see log below). " .=2E. TCP: Hash tables configured (established 4096 bind 8192)



NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.



EXT2-fs warning: mounting unchecked fs, running e2fsck is recommended



VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).



Mounted devfs on /dev



Freeing unused kernel memory: 60k init


Welcome to ML300 powerpc linux 2.4.21, E.I.S. edition


Starting system... mounting /proc: done. Mounting '/' read-write: done. brining up loopback interface: done. Mounting /tmp: done. Starting syslogd: done. Starting klogd: done. Starting inetd: done. System started.



Please press Enter to activate this console. =D8 "



I do not seem to have any echo. I have the console node defined in /dev. Has anyone an idea as to what I have done wrong ?



Best regards,



JF Hasson



Please post your complete boot log and your /etc/inittab

Marco Cavallini Koan s.a.s. - Bergamo - ITALIA Embedded and Real-Time Software Engineering www.koansoftware.com | www.klinux.org

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