Help w/SS5, OpenBSD, serial port console

[Janicki at ia-inc.com (Chris Janicki)]

Are you looking for the "Stop-A" key sequence?

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On 8/11/01, 9:40:36 AM, Scott Ehrlich <se at panix.com> wrote regarding Help 
w/SS5, OpenBSD, serial port console:


> Hello to all:

> I have a SS5 at home running OBSD, with console off the serial port.
> I want to reinstall the system due to problems, so I am trying to get to
> the openprom.  Problem is, I cannot get a login prompt to shutdown or
> halt.   What keystroke sequence at boot, and at what point at boot time,
> can I use to get the OK prompt?   I can see the error messages scroll up
> the serial console window:

> Feb  8 21:58:50 init: can't exec getty '/usr/libexec/getty' for port
> /dev/console: Is a directory

> Thanks.

> Scott

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