Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:48:41 GMT From: Ben Kaduk <kaduk@mit.edu> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: bin/161047: bsdinstall should not run on vt0 Message-ID: <201109270048.p8R0mfT7018664@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201109270050.p8R0o3Zm048768@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 161047 >Category: bin >Synopsis: bsdinstall should not run on vt0 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Sep 27 00:50:03 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Ben Kaduk >Release: 9-beta 2 >Organization: MIT SIPB >Environment: n/a >Description: In the installer images, bsdinstall appears to be running on vt0, which is by default the (video) console. This means that any console spew, such as LOR warnings (which are ~guaranteed at present) will overwrite the installer dialogs. Running the installer on a vt that is not the console will prevent this. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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