Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 14:02:58 -0400 (EDT) From: spork <spork@super-g.com> To: Stefan `Sec` Zehl <sec@42.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.2.1-RELEASE /dev/console Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970428140134.26519C-100000@super-g.inch.com> In-Reply-To: <19970426110903.40601@matrix.42.org>
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I'm guessing this can't be done, but one feature of Linux that is very nice is a hack that allows both a serial console (for handy remote booting options) and the "real" console. From what I understand, I can have one or the other, but not both. Is this correct? Thanks, Charles On Sat, 26 Apr 1997, Stefan `Sec` Zehl wrote: > On Wed, Apr 16, 1997 at 03:53:58PM +0200, grog@lemis.de wrote: > > > (i have the terminal on /dev/cuaa0 unplugged because i need it elsewhere) > > > > This makes me wonder why you want the console on /dev/cuaa0 in the > > first place. What do you want to happen to these messages? > > I want the console on /dev/cuaa0 because i want to be able to fix the > system in case of trouble by just bringing my DOS-386-Laptop with serial > cable and terminal program - so i dont have to get an big&heavy VGA > monitor over here :-) > > > If you want to drop them in the bit bucket when the console is > > unplugged, you could try a > > > > # stty -f /dev/cuaa0 clocal > > > > and see if that works. > > Ah thanks, I'll try that asap :) > > I believe there is also an ioctl for resetting > > the console to another device, but I don't have sources here to play > > around with. Let me know if you're interested. > > Yes, sounds interesting.... but on the other hand, i could have had that > idea myself :) - i guess that's exactly what xconsole does, doesn't it ? > > CU, > Sec > -- > " mit ISDN kann man im Internet schneller warten " >
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