[BusyBox] sh: can't access tty, job control turned off

[Thomas Cameron]

Thomas,

	The first thing you want to check is your `/etc/inittab` file.
Make sure that it is starting your shell or login program on tty1, or
vc/1 if you're using devfs.  This is most likely the source of your
problem.

Thomas Cameron
CEI Systems, Inc.


-----Original Message-----
From: THOMAS B. GARDNER [mailto:tgardner7 at msn.com] 
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 9:23 AM
To: busybox at busybox.net
Subject: [BusyBox] sh: can't access tty, job control turned off


I am new to linux, but I have managed to create my own version using
busybox 0.60.5 and uclibc 0.9.19 with kernel version 2.4.19.  Right
after boot, everything seems to work fine.  But if I do dmesg or a lot
of directory changes I get the message "sh: can't access tty, job
control turned off." From the uClibc website, I found the statement: 

"Job control is turned off since you cannot get a controlling
terminal on /dev/console.  The kernel will not allow it.  Run
your shell on a normal tty such as ttyS0 or tty1 and you will be
fine.  Or you can hack your kernel if you are into that sortof
thing."

I don't remember setting anything when I compiled this system that had
to do with the console, and being new to this, I don't know how to
follow the directions above.  Can anyone hold my hand and walk me
through this?

Tom





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