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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/char')
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diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig index b7980a83ce2..04f8b2d083c 100644 --- a/drivers/char/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig @@ -4,89 +4,7 @@ menu "Character devices" -config VT - bool "Virtual terminal" if EXPERT - depends on !S390 - select INPUT - default y - ---help--- - If you say Y here, you will get support for terminal devices with - display and keyboard devices. These are called "virtual" because you - can run several virtual terminals (also called virtual consoles) on - one physical terminal. This is rather useful, for example one - virtual terminal can collect system messages and warnings, another - one can be used for a text-mode user session, and a third could run - an X session, all in parallel. Switching between virtual terminals - is done with certain key combinations, usually Alt-<function key>. - - The setterm command ("man setterm") can be used to change the - properties (such as colors or beeping) of a virtual terminal. The - man page console_codes(4) ("man console_codes") contains the special - character sequences that can be used to change those properties - directly. The fonts used on virtual terminals can be changed with - the setfont ("man setfont") command and the key bindings are defined - with the loadkeys ("man loadkeys") command. - - You need at least one virtual terminal device in order to make use - of your keyboard and monitor. Therefore, only people configuring an - embedded system would want to say N here in order to save some - memory; the only way to log into such a system is then via a serial - or network connection. - - If unsure, say Y, or else you won't be able to do much with your new - shiny Linux system :-) - -config CONSOLE_TRANSLATIONS - depends on VT - default y - bool "Enable character translations in console" if EXPERT - ---help--- - This enables support for font mapping and Unicode translation - on virtual consoles. - -config VT_CONSOLE - bool "Support for console on virtual terminal" if EXPERT - depends on VT - default y - ---help--- - The system console is the device which receives all kernel messages - and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode. If you - answer Y here, a virtual terminal (the device used to interact with - a physical terminal) can be used as system console. This is the most - common mode of operations, so you should say Y here unless you want - the kernel messages be output only to a serial port (in which case - you should say Y to "Console on serial port", below). - - If you do say Y here, by default the currently visible virtual - terminal (/dev/tty0) will |