[syslinux] menu.c32 works on serial console, but hdt.c32 displays on vga only.

[John Rouillard]

Hello all:

I just downloaded and built syslinux-3.74-pre11 and installed it.  I
set it to boot and run on the serial port/serial console and when I
switch to menu mode (by typing "menu" at the boot: prompt), it
works. In the older version I got the upper left corner of the dialog
box drawn and that was it. So that is terrific, thanks.

However when I am on the serial console and I run "hdt", it displays
the hdt screen on the VGA adaptor and not on the serial interface.

In my pxeboot config file I have:

  serial 0 38400
  console 0
  prompt 1

I noticed that the main function in hdt.c has:

  console_ansi_raw();
  /* Opening the Syslinux console */
  //  openconsole(&dev_stdcon_r, &dev_ansicon_w);

Could the missing openconsole be stopping it from working
on the serial console?

Is there something I need to do to get hdt to run on the serial
console?

-- 
				-- rouilj

John Rouillard
System Administrator
Renesys Corporation
603-244-9084 (cell)
603-643-9300 x 111