#11439 NORM 11.3.1: Move console from tty0 to a non-X console

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#11439: Move console from tty0 to a non-X console
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           Reporter:  greenfeld    |       Owner:                                   
               Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                              
           Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  11.3.1                           
          Component:  kernel       |     Version:  Development build as of this date
         Resolution:               |    Keywords:                                   
        Next_action:  diagnose     |    Verified:  0                                
Deployment_affected:               |   Blockedby:                                   
           Blocking:               |  
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Description changed by greenfeld:

Old description:

> Fedora 14 uses tty0 for the X console.  We use ttyUSB0 and tty0 to show
> console messages.
>
> It is not possible to switch to the text console version of tty0 (Alt-F1)
> while X is running.  Therefore one cannot see the console messages
> without a serial cable.
>
> We should pick a new console to use, although we may not be able to use
> F9-F12 due to their volume/brightness remapping.

New description:

 Fedora 14 uses tty0 for the X console.  We use ttyS0 or ttyS2 (for 1.75)
 and tty0 to show console messages.

 It is not possible to switch to the text console version of tty0 (Alt-F1)
 while X is running.  Therefore one cannot see the console messages without
 a serial cable.

 We should pick a new console to use, although we may not be able to use
 F9-F12 due to their volume/brightness remapping.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/11439#comment:1>
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