--- trunk/magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc	2007/02/07 08:07:43	425
+++ trunk/magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc	2007/03/04 13:24:34	428
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# $Header: /home/cvsd/magellan-cvs/magellan-src/magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc,v 1.12 2007-02-07 08:07:43 niro Exp $
+# $Header: /home/cvsd/magellan-cvs/magellan-src/magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc,v 1.13 2007-03-04 13:24:34 niro Exp $
 
 source /etc/sysconfig/rc
 source $rc_functions
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 {
 	local opts
 
+	# tell modprobe.sh to be verbose to $CONSOLE
+	echo CONSOLE=${CONSOLE} > /dev/.udev_populate
+
 	# populate /dev with devices already found by the kernel
 	if [ "$(kernel_version | sed 's:\.::g' | cut -d_ -f1)" -gt "2614" ]
 	then
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@
 	/sbin/udevsettle --timeout=60
 	evaluate_retval
 
+	rm -f /dev/.udev_populate
 	return 0
 }
 
@@ -56,12 +60,16 @@
 	# seed /dev with some things that we know we need
 	echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"  Seeding /dev with needed nodes ..."
 	(
+		[ ! -c /dev/console ] && mknod /dev/console c 5 1
+		[ ! -c /dev/tty1 ] && mknod /dev/tty1 c 4 1
+		[ ! -c /dev/null ] && mknod /dev/null c 1 3
+
 		# copy over any persistant things
 		if [[ -d /lib/udev/devices ]]
 		then
 			cp --preserve=all --recursive --update /lib/udev/devices/* /dev
 		fi
-	
+
 		# not provided by sysfs but needed
 		ln -snf /proc/self/fd /dev/fd
 		ln -snf fd/0 /dev/stdin
@@ -151,6 +159,9 @@
 	# load udev only with a 2.6 kernel
 	if [[ $(kernel_major_version) = 2.6 ]] && [[ ${RC_USED_DEV} = udev ]]
 	then
+		# check if /dev/console exists outside tmpfs
+		[ -c /dev/console ] ; need_redirect=$?
+
 		# create a ramdisk for populating udev
 		echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Mounting udev at /dev ..."
 		# many video drivers needed exec access
@@ -190,7 +201,13 @@
 		fi
 
 		echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"  Starting udevd daemon ..."
-		/sbin/udevd --daemon
+		if [ ${need_redirect} -eq 1 ]
+		then
+			# we need to open fds 0 1 2
+			/sbin/udevd --daemon </dev/console >/dev/console 2>/dev/console
+		else
+			/sbin/udevd --daemon
+		fi
 		evaluate_retval
 
 		populate_udev