Riny Qian wrote:
Furthermore, I think it's a little implicit to return a virtual console
from 'command line login' rather than with 'Alt+Ctrl+F#' keys.
For instance, if there are more than one consoles opening, who knows
which one is the user's target?
Previous active virtual console
Alan Coopersmith wrote:
LingBo Tang wrote:
I mean I think there is no need for 'command line login' option after
virtual console implementation.
There might be an option in the GUI, but it should just activate a
virtual console switch with instructions on how to return.
Do you mean
Alan Coopersmith wrote:
LingBo Tang wrote:
I mean I think there is no need for 'command line login' option after
virtual console implementation.
There might be an option in the GUI, but it should just activate a
virtual console switch with instructions on how to return.
Why bother ?
It
Darren J Moffat wrote:
Alan Coopersmith wrote:
LingBo Tang wrote:
I mean I think there is no need for 'command line login' option after
virtual console implementation.
There might be an option in the GUI, but it should just activate a
virtual console switch with instructions on how to
LingBo Tang wrote:
Alan Coopersmith wrote:
LingBo Tang wrote:
I mean I think there is no need for 'command line login' option after
virtual console implementation.
There might be an option in the GUI, but it should just activate a
virtual console switch with instructions on how to
Darren J Moffat wrote:
Alan Coopersmith wrote:
Darren J Moffat wrote:
I really don't see what Command Line login buys you - it doesn't
work on Sun Ray either!
For starters, it buys you the ability to use X server configuration tools
such as kdmconfig or Xorg -configure that won't run
Darren J Moffat wrote:
Is there a prototype of the vconsole work yet ?
No, there are much problems with the initial prototype. We're working
to get the correct console behaviour, single user mode, tipline,
security, etc all working properly.
See CR# 6446957, we need vconsole to make the
LingBo Tang wrote:
On the other hand, I like gdm's way who does not provide a 'command line
login' option at all.
That's a bug, not a feature - before gdm replaces dtlogin, it needs to
provide a way to get to a command line login, and the planned way of
doing that is to rely on virtual console
Darren J Moffat wrote:
Is there a prototype of the vconsole work yet ?
See CR# 6446957, we need vconsole to make the GDM/GNOME Switch User
functionality work properly.
Riny and Lingbo have worked out a prototype that can enable multiple
console.
But there's still much work to do to support
