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fbdev_drv/xfree86 getting rid of /dev/tty0 console

DISCUSSION Kate Alhola 1 participant 1 message Jun 4, 2004

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I try to use Xfree86 with fbdev_drv in embedded system and i got stuck to "xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0" or "xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT" etc.

The problem is that the device is embedded ppc without any console at all and least there won't never be
one in /dev/tty0 that is normally linked to serial port.

The problem is that /dev/tty0 looks a like to be hardcoded to "xf86OpenConsole(void)" in xfree86 lnx_init.c and
it is called unconditionally from xf86Init.c . I have not found any switch to switch console off from xfree86
config files. Also linkig /dev/tty to /dev/null or /dev/vcs0 etc does not help, it just replaces
"can not open" error with "Cannot find a free VT".

I know that i can hack xfree86 source and remove this dependency by hand but it looks a like
not to be right or most elegant solution because i can't believe that i am first one that tries to use
fbdev in embedded hw without any console.

The the linux distribution and filesystem is stantard eldk 3.0 ppc_82xx .

Kate

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