[solved] What clears the screen of bootup msgs outside of /etc/issue?

oliver · 2011-09-12 23:09:34

When I boot up, I see the usual startup messages (starting udev... mounting f/s... starting services... etc) and then the screen clears before I get the login prompt.

When I originally installed Arch, I removed /etc/issue because I saw no need for it but as of yesterday something is doing it again.

Any idea what it is?

The last thing I start from rc.conf is fbcondecor (which is correct)... if I add a 'sleep 10' to /etc/rc.local, the bootup does sleep for 10 seconds before clearing

To prove I'm not typoing something:
# ls -l /etc/issue
ls: cannot access /etc/issue: No such file or directory

Last edited by oliver (2011-09-13 00:08:35)

karol · 2011-09-12 23:23:40

Are you using agetty? https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/25980
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Di … t_Messages

Last edited by karol (2011-09-12 23:27:10)

oliver · 2011-09-13 00:07:58

yes sir... thats it. Thanks!

[2011-09-11 07:55] upgraded util-linux (2.19.1-3 -> 2.20-2)

beroal · 2011-09-26 06:48:48

Because of the changed behavior of "agetty" I changed the wiki page Disable Clearing of Boot Messages.

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#1 2011-09-12 23:09:34

[solved] What clears the screen of bootup msgs outside of /etc/issue?

#2 2011-09-12 23:23:40

Re: [solved] What clears the screen of bootup msgs outside of /etc/issue?

#3 2011-09-13 00:07:58

Re: [solved] What clears the screen of bootup msgs outside of /etc/issue?

#4 2011-09-26 06:48:48

Re: [solved] What clears the screen of bootup msgs outside of /etc/issue?

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