Re: Enabling xdm in sysinst breaks console login?

[David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost>]

On Sat, 8 Jun 2019 at 21:47, John D. Baker <jdbaker%consolidated.net@localhost> wrote:
>
> Possibly "/etc/ttys" has "console" marked "on" so 'init' starts 'getty'
> on it.
>
> Then, 'xdm's 'Xsetup_0' script launches 'xconsole' and the two get into
> a fight.
>
> I always make sure "/etc/ttys" has "console" marked "off" and mark
> "ttyE0" on.  so that doesn't happen.

That looks to be it - now I recall I set console off and constty on to
DTRT with or without wscons.

So the next question is - what should the default be - as shipping a
system which has an option to enable xdm when then breaks console
login is... suboptimal :)

Thanks

David