linux-imx

config TTY

    bool "Enable TTY" if EXPERT

    default y

    ---help---

      Allows you to remove TTY support which can save space, and

      blocks features that require TTY from inclusion in the kernel.

      TTY is required for any text terminals or serial port

      communication. Most users should leave this enabled.

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if TTY

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config VT

    bool "Virtual terminal" if EXPERT

    depends on !UML

    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>.

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      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.

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      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.

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      If unsure, say Y, or else you won't be able to do much with your new

      shiny Linux system :-)

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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.

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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).