For SL6 we include the following 'tweak' rpms:

SL_desktop_tweaks
SL_enable_serialconsole-1152
SL_enable_serialconsole-192
SL_enable_serialconsole-384
SL_enable_serialconsole
SL_enable_serialconsole-96
SL_no_colorls
SL_password_for_singleuser


The 'SL_desktop_tweaks' added a terminal to the menu bar, in SL7 this is 
already done by upstream.

The 'SL_password_for_singleuser' required the root password for single 
user mode, in SL7 this is already done by upstream.

This leaves 'SL_enable_serialconsole' and 'SL_no_colorls'.


With SL7 the terminal seems to be very good a detecting support for the 
ASCII controls which set the colors.  Is this still something the 
community wants?


With SL7 the serial consoles are very easy to setup.  Simply add:

GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND='serial --speed=9600 --unit=0'
GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT="$GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT serial"
GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT="$GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT serial"
GRUB_TERMINAL="$GRUB_TERMINAL serial"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX console=tty0 
console=/dev/ttyS0,9600"

to /etc/sysconfig/grub

Anaconda (the installer) does this for you automatically if the serial 
options are set with kickstart.

What are the various feelings here?  Make these rpms, don't make them?

Pat


-- 
Pat Riehecky

Scientific Linux developer
http://www.scientificlinux.org/