On 07/07/2014 10:07 AM, Pat Riehecky wrote:
> 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
>
>

Personally, never heard of them, and generally configuration by rpm 
installation seems like not the right way to go.  But I'm a small user...

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