fbgetty
fbgetty is a console getty like mingetty, which supports framebuffers. It also uses an extend issue field and refreshes the displayed issue, when a VT (Virtual Terminal) is activated.
| Tags | Logging Terminals |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases
- 29 Dec 2001 17:47
Changes: The following new tags are present: @speed, @baud, %b, @verbatim_include, @cat, and @dump. Job control is supported (for exec in issue). The secure exec feature now works better. People using other 0.1.6xxx releases are encouraged to upgrade.
- 23 Dec 2001 14:19
Changes: The secure exec feature is now fixed. This release will refresh screen (empty login name) when return is pressed. There are some minor fixes.
- 07 Sep 2001 12:21
Changes: The exec support for issue was made more powerful and secure. The build system was upgraded to autoconf 2.52e.
- 05 Sep 2001 20:43
Changes: New vt switching code (faster, and no more lock screen), extended syntax in issue parsing, UTMPX support, new long tags, hex, and octal escape in issue, fixes for some endian-ness and signing bugs, upgrades to autoconf 2.52 and automake-1.5, and bugfixes.
- 21 Jul 2001 17:52
Changes: Support for utmpx, hex, and octal escape in issue file, fixes to incorrect long tags, integration of new virtual terminal handling code (faster and unable to lock console switching), fixes for some endian-ness and signing bugs, and an upgrade to autoconf 2.52.
