Unable to get "login prompt" on RHEL5 system console in runlevel 3.

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Issue

  • On RHEL5 physical console the login prompt does not show up in runlevel 3.
  • During reboot the console has normal behaviour. It shows the booting process in text mode but before the login prompt is suppose to come up, physical console is getting plain black.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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