From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.229]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21B92DDE1F for ; Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:44:00 +1000 (EST) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s6so555799wxc.15 for ; Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:43:58 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <9e4733910809121543qe1325c6ya6b9218e87e39b7@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:43:58 -0400 From: "Jon Smirl" To: "Michael Carey" Subject: Re: Support for multiple consoles In-Reply-To: <48CA8840.9124.0071.0@nearfield.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 References: <48CA8840.9124.0071.0@nearfield.com> Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 6:18 PM, Michael Carey 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Linuxppc-embedded mailing list > Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org > https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded > -- Jon Smirl jonsmirl@gmail.com