[CentOS] No text output in login console and shell

Thu Feb 19 15:45:20 UTC 2015
m.roth at 5-cent.us <m.roth at 5-cent.us>

ignasr wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a remote IBM x3550 M4 server that I try to remote control through
> IMM2. The problem: only the blinking cursor is visible in login console.
> It moves when I type. It moves to where "Login: _" should be if I press
> ctrl+c. I can login if I enter the correct login and password, but the
> shell that I get also shows only the blinking cursor and no text. I can
> issue commands.
>
> The server is in production and works ok. SSH works ok. CentOS 6.
>
> What I have tried:
> - tty[1-7] with ctrl+alt+Fxxx
> - 'reset' command after logging in
> - initctl restart tty TTY=/dev/tty2
> - killing ttyS

Dunno - don't know either the system or IMM2. However, have you tried stty
sane?

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