> > Hi all, > > > > for some reason i can only use one console. when i <alt> <ctrl> <F=>2> i > > get a blank screen with a blinking cursor. > > > > only one getty is started (checked process') after boot (init 5). anyone > > know a solution? > > Do you have some lines similar to this in your /etc/inittab file? If > not, I think that may be the problem. But then, I'm no expert. > > 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
up to the letter. i believe the problem started when i changed the default runlevel from id:2:initdefault: to id:5:initdefault: which would mean that theres a prob with /etc/rc5.d. (i'm new to debian so i'm just guessing) that would make sense considering i've disabled 2 services. /etc/rc5.d/ls gives: S10sysklogd S20exim S20logoutd S20ssh S89cron S99rmnologin S12kerneld S20gpm S20lpd S20xfs S98hwtools _S25nfs-server S19nfs-common S20inetd S20makedev S89atd S99kdm _S99xdm William Leese
