Re: getty repeating too quickly on port `/dev/console', sleeping

--- David Laight <davidl8s.co.uk> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 08:23:00PM -0400, Gary Thorpe
wrote:
> > 
> > I think the problem is that /dev/console and
/dev/ttyE0 are really
> the
> > same physical hardware on your machine. That is,
putting a getty on
> > both when the console physically corresponds to
ttyE0 will cause
> > problems because two gettys will try to grab the
same device and
> one or
> > both will have problems.
> 
> There is a similar problem if you try to run the
xconsole window (or
> anything else that steals writes to /dev/console).

I think you are right and I had trouble with this also (also
worked
around by disabling a getty on /dev/console--maybe the guide
should
note this problem as well).

> If that is the problem then running the getty on
/dev/constty should
> help (which is how sysinst manages to catch writes
/dev/console
> (including
> kernel messages) and insert them into the curses
output).
> I've actually wondered whether it is possibly to
exclude writes to
> the
> programs controlling terminal from the 'console output
stealing
> code',
> and whether that would help!
> 
> 	David
> 
> -- 
> David Laight: davidl8s.co.uk

I see a constty in the /dev directory, but is it documented
anywhere (I
had not heard of it until now)? What can it be used for
besides
this/what is it intended for?


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