serial console and log-in

[Denis Vlasenko]

On Wednesday 21 February 2007 11:44, Natanael Copa wrote:
> > A bit more tests will be useful.
> > Does it work _without_ serial console?
> > In both cases, is there controlling tty? IOW:
> > 
> > echo TEST >/dev/tty
> > TEST
> > 
> > This is good (controlling tty exists)
> > 
> > echo TEST >/dev/tty
> > sh: /dev/tty: No such device or address
> > 
> > This isn't good.
> 
> I backported the svn init to 1.4.1 (i depend on releases).
> 
> My inittab line looks like this:
> 
> ::respawn:/sbin/getty - 9600 vt100
> 
> I got a login prompt but no controlling tty:
> 
> -ash: cant't access tty; job control turned off
> 
> ~$ echo TEST > /dev/tty
> -ash: cannot create /dev/tty: No such device or address
> 
> That was on a VGA console.
> 
> Then I tried to run it in qemu, with -nographic. It booted, it gave me a
> login, but same as VGA, no controlling tty.

I expected that. It stems from the fact that /dev/console
cannot be a ctty.

I'm not sure this can be classified as 'bug'.
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