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Fe4unR
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 Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2024 5:09 am Post subject: IBM HMC no login prompt |
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after the installation on a pseries lpar there's no console login prompt in the hmc vterm and ssh is not reachable either. the reason is that the inittab agetty entries don't enable the required hvc tty. the installer iso however has a fixinittab rc script which is why it works there. that script however doesn't run on an installed os and unfortunately doesn't get applied to the installed os either.
so there're 2 ways to fix this:
1. enable the parallel option of openrc. that lets you login via ssh but the console is still stuck.
2. edit inittab like this: | Code: | | c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty --noclear 38400 hvc0 |
i just wanna share this and ask for a fix. right now in its default configuration gentoo is not usable if installed on an lpar. which is a pity because of the outstanding compatibility ppc gentoo offers. |
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Hu
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| Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2024 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Welcome to the forums. Though your request for a fix might be seen here, you would likely have better luck if you file a bug detailing what needs to be changed to make this work by default. |
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Fe4unR
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| Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2024 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Hu wrote: | | Though your request for a fix might be seen here, you would likely have better luck if you file a bug |
sure, but i wanted to post it here anyway for others who might run into this, too.
anyhow it seems that has been known for a long time: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=242466
if there's no good fix, a hint in the ppc installation handbook should do it as well. |
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