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Bug 396233 - sys-apps/util-linux-2.20-r1: odd agetty (?) behavior change
Summary: sys-apps/util-linux-2.20-r1: odd agetty (?) behavior change
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal minor (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo's Team for Core System packages
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Reported: 2011-12-27 20:52 UTC by Rafał Mużyło
Modified: 2012-06-21 10:41 UTC (History)
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Description Rafał Mużyło 2011-12-27 20:52:01 UTC
No, It's not about 'noclear' - at least it doesn't seem that way.
Upon upgrade from util-linux-2.19.1-r1, initial login at console (which - AFAIK - is controlled by agetty) changed behavior.

The change is that before backspace stopped at '<hostname> login:', now it moves through the text (though it does not delete it).

It's a bit confusing, if you make a typo as you try to log in and you're trying to correct it.

Is that an intended change ?
Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2011-12-28 04:42:00 UTC
that does not sound correct to me.  i'll have to play around a bit though.
Comment 2 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2011-12-31 08:35:09 UTC
i can't confirm this behavior.  how exactly are you launching agetty ?
Comment 3 Rafał Mużyło 2011-12-31 16:58:46 UTC
Well, I haven't changed the default line much:
c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty --noclear 38400 tty1 linux

(though I see the problem regardless of '--noclear' and tbh. I don't really need '--noclear')
Comment 4 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2012-01-02 19:50:38 UTC
what is your /etc/issue ?  and what prompt do you actually see ?
Comment 5 Rafał Mużyło 2012-01-02 21:05:27 UTC
Well, atm. I'm using the standard one: "This is \n.\O (\s \m \r) \t"
This turns atm. into "This is blackspire.unknown_domain (Linux i686 3.1.0-gentoo) <curent time>"
followed in the new line by: "blackspire login:".

Right now I can backspace through the last line without deleting it.
Comment 6 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2012-01-11 02:31:05 UTC
i've tried on a few systems and can't reproduce anywhere

does it happen on all tty's ?  if you hit enter a few times, does it happen with the new prompts ?
Comment 7 Rafał Mużyło 2012-01-11 02:57:00 UTC
If you mean "does it happen once 'Maximum number of tries exceeded' is emitted and prompt is restarted", then the answer is yes.
If you mean "does int happen while login has already been invoked", the answer is not till the prompt is restarted.
So, it does strongly hint at agetty.

My keymap/font settings might play a role:
keymap="pl2"
windowkeys="YES"
extended_keymaps="backspace"
dumpkeys_charset="iso-8859-2"
fix_euro="NO"

consolefont="lat2a-16"
consoletranslation="trivial" (needed cause the embedded has been broken for ages)
unicodemap="lat2u"
Comment 8 Rafał Mużyło 2012-06-21 10:41:12 UTC
Now, for a funny note:
I'm setting up an amd64 machine - it's not *fully* working yet, still the bug is reproducible even there. As the original machine was x86, the bug seems to have much wider range, than I expected.
Different video cards too, though both in KMS.