"trryhend@gmail.com" <trryhend@gmail.com> wrote:
> I see all of the normal information as it boots but when that ends, I
> do not see login: prompt - you can type and the characters you type
> will appear on the screen and you can issue command:
> echo test > /dev/tty0
> from a ssh session and [as you might imagine] the word "test" will be
> printed on the [local console] screen.

That was really useful information. I no longer think it has anything to
do with any lilo settings.

What if you in your ssh session as root type the following:

agetty 38400 tty0 linux

Does that give you a login prompt at tty0?

regards Henrik
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