On Tuesday 06 May 2008, Ferenc Wagner wrote: > Ian Campbell <ijc@hellion.org.uk> writes: > > I've been using console=hvc0 -- I wonder if that has the same effect as > > console=ttyS0 in terms of skipping the keymap stuff... > > Just managed to check this. No, console=hvc0 doesn't skip the keymap > question, but looks like the kernels which have hvc don't throw and > error running kbd-chooser. At least that's the case under 2.6.25-xen, > which I tested a couple of minutes ago. What is the output in the syslog from kbd-chooser in both cases (the failing one and the one with hvc)? > So let me raise the issue again (and risk some bikeshed effect): > * Does kbd-chooser make any sense under Xen? (I guess not.) That's completely up to you (plural). > * Should we skip running it from a virtualized D-I? (I guess yes, > especially that it's so simple to achieve.) What is the difference with the previous point? > * Would a simple [ -d /sys/bus/xen ] check do? I guess that would be OK. Unless a different test could also catch other virtualized environments. I'd suggest at least printing an info message in the syslog when that happens. Cheers, FJP
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