Re: Multiple console support
On Sun, Jan 20, 2019 at 01:08:24AM +1300, Richard Hector wrote:
>On 19/01/19 5:27 PM, Wookey wrote:
>> This problem doesn't arise on x86 where there is 'always' a screen (or
>> some BIOs magic to reflect what would be on the screen to serial).
>
>Is that true? I'm sure the Soekris box I've got (in storage)
>(admittedly, probably not a supported cpu any more) only has serial. And
>only server-class machines generally do the redirection, don't they?
>There are plenty of use cases for a headless machine that doesn't need
>to be expensive, where serial would be useful and a screen inconvenient.
>
>Is there a disadvantage to doing the same thing on all arches?
Good question! :-)
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