(please keep 636040@bugs.debian.org CC'd so this conversation is recorded on the bug) On Sat, 2011-07-30 at 14:43 +0100, Dominic Benson wrote: > On 30 Jul 2011, at 14:40, Ian Campbell wrote: > > > On Sat, 2011-07-30 at 14:10 +0100, Dominic Benson wrote: > >> Package: finish-install > >> Version: 2.32 > >> Severity: normal > >> > >> finish-install 90console script checks for the existence of > >> /sys/bus/xen to determine whether to add a console on > >> /dev/hvc0 - but in 2.6.38 / 2.6.39 this always appears to exist. > > > > Do you mean that /sys/bus/xen exists even when not running under Xen? Or > > when running under Xen but without the necessary driver (perhaps in an > > HVM domain)? > > The former - that /sys/bus/xen exists even when not running under Xen. > > I've seen it under VMware, Parallels, Virtualbox and on a real > hardware box (an old Sunfire v20z) OK. Some sort of check for hvc0 is probably in order then. Sounds like you have at least the beginnings of a patch -- can you post it? You mentioned a previous block which added another hvc0 (with vt100), is that the one inside the "if [ -e $DT_ROOT/chosen/linux,stdout-path ]; then" block? I think that one is safe. Ian. -- Ian Campbell DYSLEXICS OF THE WORLD, UNTIE!
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