Disabling root console or redefining shortcuts in Android x86 emulator

[sgusc]

This may not even be an issue specific to the x86 port of Android, but
I'm looking for a way to either remap or eliminate the shortcut key
combinations in the Android emulator. For instance, by default "Alt-
F1" will launch the root console in the emulator. If I wanted to
disable this functionality completely or assign a different key
combination to launching the root console, is there any way to do
that? I don't mind making low level changes and rebuilding the kernel
if necessary. Thanks for any help!

[Chih-Wei Huang]

This is not an android(-x86) feature,
but a normal feature of linux kernel,
(i.e., virtual terminal)
Yes, you can disable it by rebuilding
the kernel.

2011/3/2 sgusc <usc....@gmail.com>:

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[Brent Nash]

Good to know.  Thanks!

Just out of curiosity, does anyone happen to have a guess where in the kernel the key combination "Alt-F1" is bound to displaying the root console?

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[Dan.]

May be off base, but I thought that was controlled in one of the init
scripts traditionally under the etc directory. If you only spawn one
TTY, I think you only get one terminal for X to attach to. My Linux
skills are 15 years rusted though.

On Mar 2, 2:03 pm, Brent Nash <usc.cs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, does anyone happen to have a guess where in the
> kernel the key combination "Alt-F1" is bound to displaying the root console?

-Dan <11011011>

[Ikem Krueger]

>> 2011/2/3, Brent Nash <usc....@gmail.com>:

>> where in the kernel [is] the key combination "Alt-F1"
>> bound to [to] displaying the root console?

> 2011/3/3, Dan <dkbr...@gmail.com>:

> I thought that was controlled in one of the init scripts

> traditionally under the /etc directory.

> If you only spawn one TTY, I think you only get one
> terminal for X to attach to.

I know it's Android, but maybe this will help you nevertheless:

http://kmandla.wordpress.com/projects/set-up-ubuntu-for-speed/

Set up Ubuntu for speed

Reduce tty count

sudo rm /etc/event.d/tty[3-6]

leaves you with only two terminal windows - tty1 and tty2

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[Ikem Krueger]

>> 2011/2/3, Brent Nash <usc....@gmail.com>:

>> where in the kernel [is] the key combination "Alt-F1"

>> bound to [to] displaying the root console?

> 2011/3/3, Dan <dkbr...@gmail.com>:

> I thought that was controlled in one of the init scripts

> traditionally under the /etc directory.

> If you only spawn one TTY, I think you only get one
> terminal for X to attach to.

I know it's Android, but maybe this will help you nevertheless:

> http://kmandla.wordpress.com/projects/set-up-ubuntu-for-speed/

> [This] leaves you with only two terminal windows - tty1 and tty2

> sudo rm /etc/event.d/tty[3-6]

[Ikem Krueger]

>> 2011/2/3, Brent Nash <usc....@gmail.com>:

>> where in the kernel [is] the key combination "Alt-F1"

>> bound to [for] displaying the root console?

> 2011/3/3, Dan <dkbr...@gmail.com>:

> I thought that was controlled in one of the init scripts
> traditionally under the /etc directory.

I know this is for Ubuntu, but maybe it applies here too:

[Edgardo Gho]

I know this is an old topic, but I was looking to do this too.

I tried messing with the kernel but I ended up using ioctl on tty0.

Using this command:

ioctl /dev/tty0 0x560B

Sends the VT_SWITCHLOCK to the current terminal (assuming its the graphical one). So ALT+Fx is disabled after that command. You can re-enable switching with:

ioctl /dev/tty0 0x560C

If you want this to be executed each time you boot, just add it to the init.

I created a bootanim case on init.sh, and hooked init.x86.rc this way:

on property:init.svc.bootanim=stopped

        exec /system/bin/logwrapper /system/bin/sh /system/etc/init.sh animdone

and animdone is 

animdone)
settings put secure install_non_market_apps 1
settings put global stay_on_while_plugged_in 1
ioctl /dev/tty0 0x560B