[vconsole-discuss] Re: Re: What is the current status of virtual
Lingbo, I'm glad to hear that in the new (next?) version of the code, it will not be required to release the 'Alt', before pressing another function key, to select the next virtual console. When I'm using Linux in text mode, I like to be able to hold the 'Alt' key down with a finger on my left hand, and then use a finger on my right hand to press the Function keys, and take a look at each of the consoles in turn. It would be great if I could do the same thing with Solaris. And yes, I think that using 'Alt-h' to get to '/dev/console' needs to change. My advise would be to use 'Alt-F1' to get '/dev/console' as the default. But then I think once people get familiar with the idea that '/dev/console' is special, they may want to move it to another key, like 'Alt-F12'. So I think you need to make the key used configurable in some way. Also, will we be able to configure how many virtual consoles are available? I would like the option of more than 6 virtual console, as there are usually more function keys available. Another nice feature I've seen on Linux, is the ability to configure it to display syslog output on one of the virtual consoles. Will it be possible to do something like this with Solaris? Thanks Nigel Smith -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
[vconsole-discuss] Re: Re: What is the current status of virtual
On 05/04/07, LingBo Tang Lingbo.Tang at sun.com wrote: Another nice feature I've seen on Linux, is the ability to configure it to display syslog output on one of the virtual consoles. Will it be possible to do something like this with Solaris? If you can describe more details in this function as you expect, we may think about it. Thanks! I can field this question I think. Many Linux distributions allow you to redirect the system messages you normally get spammed with (such as unknown hsot name loghost, etc.) to a specific console. That way you can essentially watch what goes into /var/log/messages on a Linux box on a specific virtual console instead of having that output (rather inconveniently) go to the same console as the one you are using (causing your vi session to be annoyingly interrupted as an example). -- Less is only more where more is no good. --Frank Lloyd Wright Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst binarycrusader at gmail.com - http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/
[vconsole-discuss] Re: Re: What is the current status of virtual
Quoth LingBo Tang on Fri, Apr 06, 2007 at 10:26:43AM +0800: The usage of Alt-h will be removed in next version because the 1st virtual console stand for /dev/console now. You can use Alt-F1 for system console. Alt-h is a sequence in old solaris (maybe 2.5 or 2.6), and we are considering the compatibility with other systems, link Linux now. For instance, Alt-F7 will go to the 7th console, AltGraph-F4 goes to the 14th console if it's created. Alt-l is used to invoke last accessed console etc. All of them will be same as Linux. I don't recall Alt-L returning to the last console in Linux. Do you have a reference to some documentation? David
