On 8 August 2015 at 20:11, Jonathan Callen <jcal...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > On 08/08/2015 01:37 PM, James wrote: > > James <wireless <at> tampabay.rr.com> writes: > > > >> there is *no we* in nix unless your or I step up. Fair enough! > >> :: > > > >> git clone --bare https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/gli.gitCloning > >> into bare repository 'gli.git'... fatal: repository > >> 'https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/gli.git/' not found > > > >> It'd be wonderfully appreciated if somebody (anybody) has those > >> old installer sources anywhere I can replicate them for > >> tweaking. > >> > > > > SVEN created a wonderful repositor of old portage snapshots:: > > > > > > http://blog.siphos.be/2013/12/upgrading-old-gentoo-installations/ > > > > But, alas it has "disappeared" too? > > > > Granted the posted reason is a failure of guidexml: > > > > "Resource unavailable > > > > The requested resource uses Gentoo's retired web publication system > > GuideXML. As support for GuideXML was disabled on May 18, 2015, the > > resource can not be displayed. We hope the author provides an > > updated version soon. " > > > > > > So there is no other way to publish archived portage tree > > snapshots? > > > > Really? > > > > Gentoo devs should at least appreciate the frustration the > > gentoo_commoners experience:: since it looks like the only > > automated installer we're going to get on gentoo is DYI.... I'm ok > > with that but the simplest path (IMHO) is to just start off where > > the 2009 installer left off. > > > > > > After all, all the brilliant minds say that it cannot be be or > > should not be done (create and automated gentoo installer)..... > > > > > > James > > Until Sven updates his code to not use GuideXML, I have linked to his > snapshots in my own devspace, under > <http://dev.gentoo.org/~jcallen/snapshots/>. > > The snapshots go back to 2008-01-20, and are current to 2015-07-20.
That's useful, thanks! To get back to the topic, it looks like the default won't change so I added a file to /etc/portage/patches/: # cat /etc/portage/patches/sys-apps/sysvinit/inittab-no-clear.patch --- inittab.old 2015-08-12 17:01:15.816699692 +0200 +++ inittab 2015-08-12 17:05:18.768780431 +0200 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ su1:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin # TERMINALS -c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux +c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux --noclear c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux And if you have systemd, you can do something like this: # cat '/etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d/noclear.conf' [Service] TTYVTDisallocate=no
