[uClibc]Job Control on /dev/console

[Erik Andersen]

On Wed Nov 27, 2002 at 10:33:11AM -0800, Andrew May wrote:
> I get the "job control turned off" print when I start a shell on /dev/console,
> on my PPC405 system.
> 
> The tty command returns /dev/console. I don't know how to set inittab to spawn
> off a getty for /dev/console, so I just spawn off a shell.

Job control is turned off since you cannot get a controlling
terminal on /dev/console.  The kernel will not allow it.  Run
your shell on a normal tty such as ttyS0 or tty1 and you will be
fine.  Or you can hack your kernel if you are into that sortof
thing.

    http://lists.linuxppc.org/linuxppc-dev/200201/msg00287.html

 -Erik

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