https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681825 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681825#c0 Summary: console handling problems running mainline < 2.6.38 kernels Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.4 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.4 Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: mgalbraith@novell.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: Other Blocker: --- Created an attachment (id=420841) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=420841) free sample Kernels < 2.6.38 do not have TIOCGDEV ioctl support, which is causing boot time console woes. Boxen boot fine, _but_ all boot scripts do not run, eg my kbd may or may not be left as a U.S. kbd vs DE, box boots to init 5, but may or may not enter X/KDE. What is on the console is a mess, see attachment. Severity of mess left over depends on kernel version booted, and perhaps configuration. To trigger: remove "quiet" from commandline, add console=ttyS0... console=tty I have now also seen the kbd/X problem minus the console mess caused by missing TIOCGDEV support in kernel-default-2.6.38-18.1.x86_64, and I saw it in kernel-desktop-2.6.37.1-1.2.2.x86_64, so problem is not limited to TIOCGDEV, something else is going on as well. TIOCGDEV support now being required hinders git bisections, regression testing etc, where the user will have to boot/use mainline kernels. 'course nothing is hitting logs. I've verified that the mess is caused by missing TIOCGDEV by adding it to a couple mainline kernels. This report is coming from 2.6.33.8 with support added. So far, seen nothing but clean boots with a patched kernel, BUT, as noted I have seen part of the total problem in suse kernels WITH support. Excerpts from attachment: showconsole: Warning: the ioctl TIOCGDEV is not known by the kernel .. INIT: Entering runlevel: 5 blogd: can not open /dev/tty: No such device or address .. Starting syslog services done blogd: Can not read from fd 0: Input/output error .. tcsetattr: Invalid argument etc etc etc... a mess -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.