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From: "Jon Smirl" <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
To: "Michael Carey" <MCarey@nearfield.com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: Support for multiple consoles
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:43:58 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <9e4733910809121543qe1325c6ya6b9218e87e39b7@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <48CA8840.9124.0071.0@nearfield.com>

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 6:18 PM, Michael Carey <MCarey@nearfield.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am using ELDK 3.1.1 on a mpc5200 platform with a CoralP pci card.  I also connecting a keyboard and mouse.  When I compile the code without a virtual console, then my terminal session rules.  I can type with my terminal keyboard and everything seems fine.
>
> When I compile with a virtual console, then my embedded lcd displays text and my usb keyboard works.  Everything is great.
>
> Is there a way to switch back and forth between my embedded console to my terminal console?  I have tried console=ttyS0, but that does not seem to do anything.
> When I list my devices: 'ls /dev' I only get tty, ttyS0, ttyS1, and ttyS2.  I do not see a tty0.
>
> Is there a way to run multiple consoles on this configuration? If not, does to ELDK 4.x support this?

You should be able to get both consoles working. You probably aren't
running a login process on the second console. I haven't done this
recently, but reading about getty should give you some clues. This
used to be controled through inittab but inittab is gone on my desktop
so I don't know what controls it anymore.

>
>
> Thanks in advance for any information or guidance.
>
> Michael Carey
>
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Jon Smirl
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      reply	other threads:[~2008-09-12 22:44 UTC|newest]

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2008-09-12 22:18 Support for multiple consoles Michael Carey
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