initrd: add fbterm module #46
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samueldr
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| touch /init.log | ||
| echo "Starting fbterm!" | ||
| env FB=${cfg.fb} fbterm -n terminus -s 32 </dev/tty1 -- tail -n 200 -f /init.log & | ||
| echo "Started fbterm!" |
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Hard-mode: could we get a real usable console attached so that an attached keyboard can work with it? Thinking about breaking to a shell in initrd, allowing keyboard input on-device, in case there's issues with adb and rndis.
I mean, I'm not sure what's up with </dev/tty1 -- tail ... here. Probably need to test and RT(fine)M.
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Yes, that should be possible (drivers permitting) and I'll give it a shot at some point. Though maybe that's material for a follow-up PR?
Requires a cross-compilation fix for fbterm (NixOS/nixpkgs#72107). This may stop the display-manager from starting correctly, I think it prevents X from automatically switching to the correct vt. Requires some further investigation :)
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Requires a cross-compilation fix for fbterm (NixOS/nixpkgs#72107).
This may stop the display-manager from starting correctly, I think it
prevents X from automatically switching to the correct vt. Requires
some further investigation :)