Console service for non-breakable fbsplash

[Jacek Konieczny]

On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 09:33:42AM +0200, Cezary Krzyzanowski wrote:
> The problem I've found is console service from kbd. Is it really needed
> to switch to every console in every /sbin/open and even do
> manual /sbin/switchto from time to time?? I'm attaching a patch witch
> throws out all the console switching stuff to make the silent splash
> stay on top as long as possible.
> 
> After applying it gets much better.

And fonts and keyboard input are set right on all the text consoles? I
doubt.

> stuff left, which changes to a verbose console. I'm not sure what the
> run_cmd "foo" bar < /dev/tty0 > /dev/tty0 is supposed to do? Why
> inputting from tty? Why forcing output to tty?

Terminal configuration commands operate on the controlling terminal or
the standard input. I guess the redirections are to set the terminal
right even if script is run from e.g. ssh.

Greets,
        Jacek