From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 17 02:25:25 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E12DA1065672 for ; Sun, 17 May 2009 02:25:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sullrich@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f213.google.com (mail-bw0-f213.google.com [209.85.218.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 355908FC0A for ; Sun, 17 May 2009 02:25:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sullrich@gmail.com) Received: by bwz9 with SMTP id 9so2587622bwz.43 for ; Sat, 16 May 2009 19:25:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=HGBNUBnLlsuGoMRXV4CXPMfmwde5Icqxg96VBDdcbKQ=; b=f+mvHCug8tmPzwF1PNrk/t31vXwuFoJ9okzRQBtXz+IRQ2eRU/PuMLQMpTLpRY+Y0k 5cTrCp8XroPA36Ojl8m9Owk69M5xfqPqJZky+Qaelq1VyR6i1NzrIpo3dJ6DdLXpusGO /OeGZ9mrEAsJmcBz0cxJLg7yPwVSkFhHsixeE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=Eua+ErAEB9Yw9MoiGq4JSTG428d0dOwBxY1Sb1AnUue6Ibjbrw0sPZFAw/HOD/jR26 3NHnrHYV98shvYq0kBYrsnFLlADdCEifcUzDOJ2+M8TNZibMfiPnGz1KItvqHcriEQKG TfMmc+6pLDfRK5SvGYI9Dv4fwjY/XD9GTt+hY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.64.136 with SMTP id e8mr5109517bki.46.1242527122162; Sat, 16 May 2009 19:25:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Scott Ullrich Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 22:25:02 -0400 Message-ID: To: FreeBSD Current Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Launching a CURSES based application on bootup and before getty launches X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 02:25:26 -0000 On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Scott Ullrich wrote: > Hello CURRENT, > > I am trying to launch a CURSES based program (BSDInstaller FrontEND > http://cvs.bsdinstaller.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/installer/src/frontends/nc= urses/) > prior to full system bootup. > > After launching the curses based program everything on the console > seems to block. =A0 If I press CTRL-D then I see the curses based screen > appear but the console is still blocked (does not accept keyboard > input). > > Anyone have any pointers or suggestions? =A0The ISO is available here if > someone wants to give it a spin: > http://cvs.pfsense.com/~sullrich/pfSense.iso > > The idea is being able to launch a recovery console (BSDInstaller > option) to rescue config.xml from a failed hard disk and allow the > system to use the newer config.xml on bootup in a LiveCD environment. > > Appreciate any help, comments, questions, etc. > > Thanks all, > > Scott > Well it seems emailing this list brings good luck! Just resolved the issue and happy to say it was not FreeBSD's fault. Sorry for the noise. Scott