Bug#569678: grub-pc: does not clear serial console

[Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko]

Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
> ]] Tollef Fog Heen 
>
> | Package: grub-pc
> | Version: 1.98~20100115-1
> | Severity: normal
> | 
> | grub 1 used to have a serial output that asked you to press a button at
> | which point it would put you into the menu and you could walk around and
> | edit.  grub 2 seems not to ask you to press a button, and when I do, it
> | fails to repaint the window, leading to something that looks like:
>
> Ok, I think I understand what's going on:
>
> - machine starts booting, grub starts and sends the «clear screen»
>   escape sequence
> - I connect to the serial console (through libvirt)
> - libvirt doesn't have a backlog, so I end up never getting the clear
>   screen command and so grub is much less usable.
>
> I'm not sure what's the right way to fix it, but the current state of
> affairs is fairly suboptimal.
>   
GRUB can't know when you connect your console. Add a "clear" command
manually or clear screen in console viewer


-- 
Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko


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