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Releases: bitstreamout/showconsole

Make s390 3215 console work

28 Apr 13:38

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that is use EPOLLOUT|EPOLLONESHOT to control if we can write to ttyS0 in nonblocking mode and if not reenable EPOLLOUT|EPOLLONESHOT.

At boot set for ttyS0 via vmcp API nonblocking MORE mode with `0 0'. It beeps but boots.

Increase patch level

Make it work on s390x (still no 3215 console)

16 Apr 13:01

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This is a bug fix release. But still no support in conmode 3215 as there is a race triggered by using conmode 3215. The order of the systemd units seems to change with this console mode.

Better 3270 console support

03 Apr 14:19

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Use uevent below /sys file system

Handel BS on password prompt as well

02 Apr 08:10

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Drop spining code as systemd uses clear to end of line escape sequence (hard coded!) for its "cylon" lines.

The asking variable is not shared

31 Mar 13:07

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Allow password asking prompt to be repeated if empty. Make spinner support UTF-8 multibyte conform. Spinner lines of system still not handled.

Make sure that password prompt is seen

28 Mar 11:37
v2.29

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Use a temporary buffer to be silent during asking passwords. And stop system console output during password questions only if temporary buffer becomes short. As well as do coloring on /dev/ttysclp0 for S390.

UTMP support is gone, remove dependency

29 Nov 12:25

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UTMP support is gone, remove dependency
also add support for initramfs at shutdown.

Again fixes for s390/x

10 Jul 13:35
v2.27

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mostly big endian problems

Bug fixes for ppc64 and s390/x

03 Dec 07:44

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Bug fixes for ppc64 and s390/x that is avoid arg0 of a program be missed in the console library.

Avoid install errror due missed directory

02 Dec 13:07

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Avoid install errror due missed directory