Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 00:00:02 -0800 (PST) From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/15066: ``allscreens_flags'' in rc.conf not documented; produces unexpected results Message-ID: <199911280800.AAA51543@freefall.freebsd.org>
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From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
To: andyf@speednet.com.au
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org,
yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp
Subject: Re: misc/15066: ``allscreens_flags'' in rc.conf not documented; produces
unexpected results
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 16:57:41 +0900
>>Number: 15066
>>Category: misc
>>Synopsis: ``allscreens_flags'' in rc.conf not documented; produces unex
>pected results
[...]
>>Originator: Andy Farkas
>>Release: 3.3-STABLE, 4.0-CURRENT
>>Organization:
>Speednet Communications
>>Environment:
>>Description:
>Firstly, ``allscreens_flags'' is not documented in rc.conf(5).
>
>Secondly, with the following options set in rc.conf:
>
> font8x8="iso-8x8.fnt"
> allscreens_flags="-r black green 80x60 green black"
>
>all ttyv's switch to 80x60 mode, but only ttyv0 gets the colour changed.
>
>>How-To-Repeat:
>Add the above mentioned ``font8x8'' and ``allscreens_flags'' to your
>rc.conf file. Reboot, then notice only ttyv0 is green.
>
>>Fix:
>/etc/rc.i386 looks like it attempts to do the right thing with regards
>to applying vidcontrol to /dev/ttyv*, but I guess the redirection may
>have something to do with it.
The following patch to /etc/rc.i386 should fix it.
Kazu
<<The patch for -CURRENT>>
Index: rc.i386
===================================================================
RCS file: /src/CVS/src/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386,v
retrieving revision 1.47
diff -u -r1.47 rc.i386
--- rc.i386 1999/09/15 11:17:59 1.47
+++ rc.i386 1999/11/28 07:57:44
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
if [ -n "${allscreens_flags}" ]; then
echo -n ' allscreens'
for ttyv in /dev/ttyv*; do
- vidcontrol < ${ttyv} ${allscreens_flags}
+ vidcontrol < ${ttyv} ${allscreens_flags} > ${ttyv} 2>&1
done
fi
<<The patch for -STABLE>>
Index: rc.i386
===================================================================
RCS file: /src/CVS/src/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386,v
retrieving revision 1.37.2.5
diff -u -r1.37.2.5 rc.i386
--- rc.i386 1999/09/15 17:43:08 1.37.2.5
+++ rc.i386 1999/11/28 07:59:28
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
echo -n ' allscreens'
for ttyv in /dev/ttyv*
do
- vidcontrol <$ttyv ${allscreens_flags}
+ vidcontrol <$ttyv ${allscreens_flags} >$ttyv 2>&1
done
fi
echo '.'
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