Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 21:47:28 -0400 From: Scott Ullrich <sullrich@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Launching a CURSES based application on bootup and before getty launches Message-ID: <d5992baf0905161847y708a6aady6e643d43539976f1@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello CURRENT, I am trying to launch a CURSES based program (BSDInstaller FrontEND http://cvs.bsdinstaller.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/installer/src/frontends/ncurses/) prior to full system bootup. After launching the curses based program everything on the console seems to block. If I press CTRL-D then I see the curses based screen appear but the console is still blocked (does not accept keyboard input). Anyone have any pointers or suggestions? The ISO is available here if someone wants to give it a spin: http://cvs.pfsense.com/~sullrich/pfSense.iso The idea is being able to launch a recovery console (BSDInstaller option) to rescue config.xml from a failed hard disk and allow the system to use the newer config.xml on bootup in a LiveCD environment. Appreciate any help, comments, questions, etc. Thanks all, Scott
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