Thread (9 messages) 9 messages, 5 authors, 2016-09-25

[Buildroot] [PATCH] systemd: let getty instead of serial-getty handle /dev/console

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From: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
Date: 2016-09-21 07:01:37

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"Yann" == Yann E MORIN [off-list ref] writes:
 > Floris, All,
 > On 2016-09-09 18:10 +0200, Floris Bos spake thusly:
 >> The serial-getty unit depends on dev-%i.device which does not
 >> seem to be created for /dev/console
 >> Workaround this by letting normal getty unit handle things
 >> if BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT is set to 'console'
 >> 
 >> Signed-off-by: Floris Bos [off-list ref]

 > I haven't tested that, but I think this is OK just on principle.

 > I just wonder if that behaves correctly when console is a serial line or
 > anything else (e.g. a VT on HDMI, or through a debug channel...)

Yeah, me too. Does anybody know what the difference exactly is between
getty/serial-getty, and when one should be used over the other?

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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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