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Archive => 22.1 Legacy Series => Topic started by: warheat1990 on July 02, 2022, 07:51:58 pm

Title: [SOLVED] No login prompt on console
Post by: warheat1990 on July 02, 2022, 07:51:58 pm

I remember the first time I installed OPNSense, it's done via serial (with serial images). However after many updates, I no longer use the serial console port, but today I tried it but I can't seem to get the login prompt. It stopped after showing "SSH" text. 
 
(https://i.imgur.com/BcdTpxS.png) 
 
I didn't get the "login:" menu. And my primary console is already set to serial. 
 
(https://i.imgur.com/46FnU9g.png) 
 
Any idea why?

Title: Re: No login prompt on console
Post by: Patrick M. Hausen on July 02, 2022, 10:21:39 pm

Disable the "use USB" option. It dorsn't do what you probably think it does  ;)

Title: Re: No login prompt on console
Post by: warheat1990 on July 03, 2022, 04:33:32 am

Quote from: pmhausen on July 02, 2022, 10:21:39 pm

Disable the "use USB" option. It dorsn't do what you probably think it does  ;)

However, the cable that I used is USB to RJ45 Console Cable, which I assume is that I need to tick the "Use USB-based serial ports", so what's actually the option for? I will give it a try when I get home

Title: Re: No login prompt on console
Post by: Patrick M. Hausen on July 03, 2022, 04:43:36 am

This does refer to the option that your OPNsense device does not have a serial port but needs to use a USB to serial converter to create one. This is very rarely the case. Most of the time your PC talks to a converter but the port on the OPNsense side is a "real" one.

Title: Re: [SOLVED] No login prompt on console
Post by: warheat1990 on July 04, 2022, 10:16:35 am

Yep, that's it. I unticked the USB and it works now.