From dc8fd8f2b7e13fd5d016f6355c1a596d0f61614d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Whitehorn Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:44:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Per popular demand, if installing from a graphics terminal, run the installer on a VTY with no kernel messages (VTY 2), show the installer log in real time on VTY 3, and spawn a shell on VTY 4. PR: bin/161047, bin/161048 MFC after: 2 weeks --- release/rc.local | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/release/rc.local b/release/rc.local index 1816f382612b..18182c4aadc7 100755 --- a/release/rc.local +++ b/release/rc.local @@ -10,8 +10,19 @@ kbdcontrol -d >/dev/null 2>&1 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then - # Syscons: use xterm + # Syscons: use xterm, start interesting things on other VTYs TERM=xterm + + if [ "$EXTERNAL_VTY_STARTED" -ne 1 ]; then + vidcontrol -s 2 # Switch to a VTY with no kernel messages + # Init will clean these processes up if/when the system + # goes multiuser + touch /tmp/bsdinstall_log + tail -f /tmp/bsdinstall_log > /dev/ttyv2 & + /usr/libexec/getty autologin ttyv3 + EXTERNAL_VTY_STARTED=1 + trap "vidcontrol -s 1" EXIT + fi else # Serial or other console echo