> These patches are mostly intended to fix some problems with text console > handling on ppc64 systems with virtual console (hvc0 and the like). > > In fact, that's why these are F16 patches - the PPC secondary-arch team > is working on their beta release and these patches fix at least two beta > blockers. These patches have been tested and confirmed to work - at least > on ppc64. ACK to the whole pile. > A side note: The plan for F17 (or F18) is basically to just kill as much > of this code as possible and use /dev/console. If you want your console on > ttyS0, say 'console=ttyS0'. (Or, since tradition allows it, 'serial'.) > If your only console is /dev/hvc0 and the kernel isn't sending its output > there, that should be fixed in the kernel, not papered over by anaconda. > It's not our job to work around kernel bugs if we can fix them at the > source instead. Yeah, that sounds like a fine plan. - Chris _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list
