[pkg-fso-maint] nodm does not work (VT_GETSTATE on /dev/console failed)

[Enrico Zini]

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 02:04:39PM +0200, arne anka wrote:

> >And nodm doesn't work for you either?
> exactly.
> i downgraded to 0.4 again.

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 01:11:13AM +0200, Sebastian Reichel wrote:

> > > root at freerunner ~ # nodm
> > > nodm: VT_GETSTATE failed on /dev/console: Invalid argument
> > > nodm: cannot allocate a virtual terminal

Ok. I just tried no nomeata's phone who has the exactly same kernel as
Sebastian, and it works.

Googling a bit the error kind of suggests that if you get that error,
then it looks like /dev/console is not a Linux console. Can you please
also post the output of "ls -l /dev/console" ? Let's compare the magic
numbers (nomeata's are "5, 1").

I'm attaching a small C file. I'd like you to compile it:

   gcc getvt.c -o getvt

then play with it a bit, and see when it works and when you get errors:
does it change if you run it under X, or from ssh? What happens if you
run it many times in a row?

Unfortunately all the debconf's openmokos except nomeata's are currently
torn apart on top of a table with one poor soul with excellent hands
fixing the buzz bug on them all. When they're put back together I'll
also ask people here to try getvt.c.


Ciao,

Enrico

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