Re: ttys1 displaying odd output
On Jan 6, 2008 3:23 PM, joseph lockhart <jwl_andlovesaidno@yahoo.com> wrote:
ok, checked my computer today and found strange output
on ttys1 which i only use for boot messages,
[A[Dj[2~[G[Cp;vy[Co[D+ut [Dc +[Ci[Dx+ryi[D+
ri[D+ri[D+rc[C6[D[1~i+ 6[D[1~9[2+i 6[1~[yejsw
[password:
no results on google, altavista, or any other search
engine that i could think of
hiram@hiram-desktop:~$ uptime
14:22:04 up 20 days, 7:52, 6 users, load average:
1.67, 1.82, 1.29
let me know of anything else that could be of use in
understanding the meaning of this output
Maybe the cat got loose while that VT was active?
Just kidding... kinda.
Anyway, those also look suspiciously like console escape sequences for
e.g. changing color, clearing the screen, and whatnot. `man console_codes`.
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