Author: nwhitehorn
Date: Mon Jan 23 15:44:52 2012
New Revision: 230482
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/230482

Log:
  Per popular demand, if installing from a graphics terminal, run the
  installer on a VTY with no kernel messages (VTY 2), show the installer
  log in real time on VTY 3, and spawn a shell on VTY 4.
  
  PR:           bin/161047, bin/161048
  MFC after:    2 weeks

Modified:
  head/release/rc.local

Modified: head/release/rc.local
==============================================================================
--- head/release/rc.local       Mon Jan 23 15:39:45 2012        (r230481)
+++ head/release/rc.local       Mon Jan 23 15:44:52 2012        (r230482)
@@ -10,8 +10,19 @@
 
 kbdcontrol -d >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-       # Syscons: use xterm
+       # Syscons: use xterm, start interesting things on other VTYs
        TERM=xterm
+
+       if [ "$EXTERNAL_VTY_STARTED" -ne 1 ]; then
+               vidcontrol -s 2 # Switch to a VTY with no kernel messages
+               # Init will clean these processes up if/when the system
+               # goes multiuser
+               touch /tmp/bsdinstall_log
+               tail -f /tmp/bsdinstall_log > /dev/ttyv2 &
+               /usr/libexec/getty autologin ttyv3
+               EXTERNAL_VTY_STARTED=1
+               trap "vidcontrol -s 1" EXIT
+       fi
 else
        # Serial or other console
        echo
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