Default vt number at Linux startup
Whenever we boot into linux, then the default vt used by the kernel is 1.
And X starts either on vt2 or on vt7. We can switch back to vt1 with Ctrl+Alt+F1 to see the logs or messages.
Is there any way to start booting in any other vt but not in vt1?
Will it be kernel-space or user-space?
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Whenever we boot into linux, then the default vt used by the kernel is 1.
And X starts either on vt2 or on vt7. We can switch back to vt1 with Ctrl+Alt+F1 to see the logs or messages.
Is there any way to start booting in any other vt but not in vt1?
Will it be kernel-space or user-space?
linux console
edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:05
Gilles
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asked Oct 31 '14 at 9:08
SHWSHW
8,26053971
What exactly do you mean by start booting in any other VT but not in VT1? Are you asking about what device is bound to the system console?
– peterph
Oct 31 '14 at 12:10
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Whenever we boot into linux, then the default vt used by the kernel is 1.
And X starts either on vt2 or on vt7. We can switch back to vt1 with Ctrl+Alt+F1 to see the logs or messages.
Is there any way to start booting in any other vt but not in vt1?
Will it be kernel-space or user-space?
linux console
edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:05
Gilles
542k12810991616
asked Oct 31 '14 at 9:08
SHWSHW
8,26053971
Whenever we boot into linux, then the default vt used by the kernel is 1.
And X starts either on vt2 or on vt7. We can switch back to vt1 with Ctrl+Alt+F1 to see the logs or messages.
Is there any way to start booting in any other vt but not in vt1?
Will it be kernel-space or user-space?
linux console
linux console
edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:05
Gilles
542k12810991616
asked Oct 31 '14 at 9:08
SHWSHW
8,26053971
edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:05
Gilles
542k12810991616
asked Oct 31 '14 at 9:08
SHWSHW
8,26053971
edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:05
Gilles
542k12810991616
edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:05
Gilles
542k12810991616
edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:05
Gilles
542k12810991616
542k12810991616
asked Oct 31 '14 at 9:08
SHWSHW
8,26053971
asked Oct 31 '14 at 9:08
SHWSHW
8,26053971
asked Oct 31 '14 at 9:08
SHWSHW
8,26053971
8,26053971
What exactly do you mean by start booting in any other VT but not in VT1? Are you asking about what device is bound to the system console?
– peterph
Oct 31 '14 at 12:10
add a comment |
What exactly do you mean by start booting in any other VT but not in VT1? Are you asking about what device is bound to the system console?
– peterph
Oct 31 '14 at 12:10
What exactly do you mean by start booting in any other VT but not in VT1? Are you asking about what device is bound to the system console?
– peterph
Oct 31 '14 at 12:10
What exactly do you mean by start booting in any other VT but not in VT1? Are you asking about what device is bound to the system console?
– peterph
Oct 31 '14 at 12:10
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It would be a kernel change. The active kernel virtual terminal number is initialized to zero (i.e. the first virtual terminal, vt1) in the con_init() function in the kernel.
You can of course change the active kernel virtual terminal after bootstrap with the chvt command. But starting the bootstrap with a different active kernel virtual terminal cannot be done from userspace.
Further reading
- Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (2018). "linux-vt". Devices. nosh toolset.
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It would be a kernel change. The active kernel virtual terminal number is initialized to zero (i.e. the first virtual terminal, vt1) in the con_init() function in the kernel.
You can of course change the active kernel virtual terminal after bootstrap with the chvt command. But starting the bootstrap with a different active kernel virtual terminal cannot be done from userspace.
Further reading
- Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (2018). "linux-vt". Devices. nosh toolset.
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It would be a kernel change. The active kernel virtual terminal number is initialized to zero (i.e. the first virtual terminal, vt1) in the con_init() function in the kernel.
You can of course change the active kernel virtual terminal after bootstrap with the chvt command. But starting the bootstrap with a different active kernel virtual terminal cannot be done from userspace.
Further reading
- Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (2018). "linux-vt". Devices. nosh toolset.
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It would be a kernel change. The active kernel virtual terminal number is initialized to zero (i.e. the first virtual terminal, vt1) in the con_init() function in the kernel.
You can of course change the active kernel virtual terminal after bootstrap with the chvt command. But starting the bootstrap with a different active kernel virtual terminal cannot be done from userspace.
Further reading
- Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (2018). "linux-vt". Devices. nosh toolset.
answered Jan 4 '15 at 13:19
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It would be a kernel change. The active kernel virtual terminal number is initialized to zero (i.e. the first virtual terminal, vt1) in the con_init() function in the kernel.
You can of course change the active kernel virtual terminal after bootstrap with the chvt command. But starting the bootstrap with a different active kernel virtual terminal cannot be done from userspace.
Further reading
- Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (2018). "linux-vt". Devices. nosh toolset.
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What exactly do you mean by start booting in any other VT but not in VT1? Are you asking about what device is bound to the system console?
– peterph
Oct 31 '14 at 12:10