Re: init.asm - 0.03 (19-Jun-2002) - asmutils 0.18

Hello,

>> If I use another type of sh, for example ash from busybox I get the
>> following error and no segfault: "can't access tty, job control turned 
>> off".
>
> From the Busybox FAQ:
>
> --------------------
> Why do I keep getting "sh: can't access tty; job control turned off" 
> errors?  Why doesn't Control-C work within my shell?
>
>     Job control will be turned off since your shell can not obtain a 
> controlling
>     terminal.  This typically happens when you run your shell on 
> /dev/console.
>     The kernel will not provide a controlling terminal on the /dev/console
>     device.  Your should run your shell on a normal tty such as tty1 or 
> ttyS0
>     and everything will work perfectly.  If you <em>REALLY</em> want your 
> shell
>     to run on /dev/console, then you can hack your kernel (if you are into 
> that
>     sortof thing) by changing drivers/char/tty_io.c to change the lines 
> where
>     it sets "noctty = 1;" to instead set it to "0".  I recommend you 
> instead
>     run your shell on a real console...
> -------------------

Bodo haven't you got my mail from april ?

i've sent you a test program in C to determine if the controlling tty 
stuff would fix the problem ... haven't got an answer so far from you



karsten