2 bool "Virtual terminal" if EXPERT
7 If you say Y here, you will get support for terminal devices with
8 display and keyboard devices. These are called "virtual" because you
9 can run several virtual terminals (also called virtual consoles) on
10 one physical terminal. This is rather useful, for example one
11 virtual terminal can collect system messages and warnings, another
12 one can be used for a text-mode user session, and a third could run
13 an X session, all in parallel. Switching between virtual terminals
14 is done with certain key combinations, usually Alt-<function key>.
16 The setterm command ("man setterm") can be used to change the
17 properties (such as colors or beeping) of a virtual terminal. The
18 man page console_codes(4) ("man console_codes") contains the special
19 character sequences that can be used to change those properties
20 directly. The fonts used on virtual terminals can be changed with
21 the setfont ("man setfont") command and the key bindings are defined
22 with the loadkeys ("man loadkeys") command.
24 You need at least one virtual terminal device in order to make use
25 of your keyboard and monitor. Therefore, only people configuring an
26 embedded system would want to say N here in order to save some
27 memory; the only way to log into such a system is then via a serial
28 or network connection.
30 If unsure, say Y, or else you won't be able to do much with your new
31 shiny Linux system :-)
33 config CONSOLE_TRANSLATIONS
36 bool "Enable character translations in console" if EXPERT
38 This enables support for font mapping and Unicode translation
42 bool "Support for console on virtual terminal" if EXPERT
46 The system console is the device which receives all kernel messages
47 and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode. If you
48 answer Y here, a virtual terminal (the device used to interact with
49 a physical terminal) can be used as system console. This is the most
50 common mode of operations, so you should say Y here unless you want
51 the kernel messages be output only to a serial port (in which case
52 you should say Y to "Console on serial port", below).
54 If you do say Y here, by default the currently visible virtual
55 terminal (/dev/tty0) will be used as system console. You can change
56 that with a kernel command line option such as "console=tty3" which
57 would use the third virtual terminal as system console. (Try "man
58 bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or
59 loadlin) about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.)
65 depends on VT && !S390 && !UML
68 config VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING
69 bool "Support for binding and unbinding console drivers"
73 The virtual terminal is the device that interacts with the physical
74 terminal through console drivers. On these systems, at least one
75 console driver is loaded. In other configurations, additional console
76 drivers may be enabled, such as the framebuffer console. If more than
77 1 console driver is enabled, setting this to 'y' will allow you to
78 select the console driver that will serve as the backend for the
81 See <file:Documentation/console/console.txt> for more
82 information. For framebuffer console users, please refer to
83 <file:Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt>.
86 bool "Unix98 PTY support" if EXPERT
89 A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
90 halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
91 a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
92 read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
93 terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
96 Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx for
97 masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo terminals. This scheme
98 has a number of problems. The GNU C library glibc 2.1 and later,
99 however, supports the Unix98 naming standard: in order to acquire a
100 pseudo terminal, a process opens /dev/ptmx; the number of the pseudo
101 terminal is then made available to the process and the pseudo
102 terminal slave can be accessed as /dev/pts/<number>. What was
103 traditionally /dev/ttyp2 will then be /dev/pts/2, for example.
105 All modern Linux systems use the Unix98 ptys. Say Y unless
106 you're on an embedded system and want to conserve memory.
108 config DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES
109 bool "Support multiple instances of devpts"
110 depends on UNIX98_PTYS
113 Enable support for multiple instances of devpts filesystem.
114 If you want to have isolated PTY namespaces (eg: in containers),
115 say Y here. Otherwise, say N. If enabled, each mount of devpts
116 filesystem with the '-o newinstance' option will create an
117 independent PTY namespace.
120 bool "Legacy (BSD) PTY support"
123 A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
124 halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
125 a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
126 read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
127 terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
130 Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx
131 for masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo
132 terminals. This scheme has a number of problems, including
133 security. This option enables these legacy devices; on most
134 systems, it is safe to say N.
137 config LEGACY_PTY_COUNT
138 int "Maximum number of legacy PTY in use"
139 depends on LEGACY_PTYS
143 The maximum number of legacy PTYs that can be used at any one time.
144 The default is 256, and should be more than enough. Embedded
145 systems may want to reduce this to save memory.
147 When not in use, each legacy PTY occupies 12 bytes on 32-bit
148 architectures and 24 bytes on 64-bit architectures.
150 config BFIN_JTAG_COMM
151 tristate "Blackfin JTAG Communication"
154 Add support for emulating a TTY device over the Blackfin JTAG.
156 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
157 module will be called bfin_jtag_comm.
159 config BFIN_JTAG_COMM_CONSOLE
160 bool "Console on Blackfin JTAG"
161 depends on BFIN_JTAG_COMM=y
163 config SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
164 bool "Non-standard serial port support"
167 Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards
168 which aren't supported using the standard "dumb" serial driver.
169 This includes intelligent serial boards such as Cyclades,
170 Digiboards, etc. These are usually used for systems that need many
171 serial ports because they serve many terminals or dial-in
174 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
175 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
176 the questions about non-standard serial boards.
178 Most people can say N here.
181 tristate "Comtrol RocketPort support"
182 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
184 This driver supports Comtrol RocketPort and RocketModem PCI boards.
185 These boards provide 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 high-speed serial ports or
186 modems. For information about the RocketPort/RocketModem boards
187 and this driver read <file:Documentation/serial/rocket.txt>.
189 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
190 module will be called rocket.
192 If you want to compile this driver into the kernel, say Y here. If
193 you don't have a Comtrol RocketPort/RocketModem card installed, say N.
196 tristate "Cyclades async mux support"
197 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || ISA)
200 This driver supports Cyclades Z and Y multiserial boards.
201 You would need something like this to connect more than two modems to
202 your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server.
204 For information about the Cyclades-Z card, read
205 <file:Documentation/serial/README.cycladesZ>.
207 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
208 module will be called cyclades.
210 If you haven't heard about it, it's safe to say N.
213 bool "Cyclades-Z interrupt mode operation (EXPERIMENTAL)"
214 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && CYCLADES
216 The Cyclades-Z family of multiport cards allows 2 (two) driver op
217 modes: polling and interrupt. In polling mode, the driver will check
218 the status of the Cyclades-Z ports every certain amount of time
219 (which is called polling cycle and is configurable). In interrupt
220 mode, it will use an interrupt line (IRQ) in order to check the
221 status of the Cyclades-Z ports. The default op mode is polling. If
225 tristate "Moxa Intellio support"
226 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
229 Say Y here if you have a Moxa Intellio multiport serial card.
231 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
232 module will be called moxa.
235 tristate "Moxa SmartIO support v. 2.0"
236 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA)
238 Say Y here if you have a Moxa SmartIO multiport serial card and/or
239 want to help develop a new version of this driver.
241 This is upgraded (1.9.1) driver from original Moxa drivers with
242 changes finally resulting in PCI probing.
244 This driver can also be built as a module. The module will be called
245 mxser. If you want to do that, say M here.
248 tristate "Microgate SyncLink card support"
249 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI && ISA_DMA_API
251 Provides support for the SyncLink ISA and PCI multiprotocol serial
252 adapters. These adapters support asynchronous and HDLC bit
253 synchronous communication up to 10Mbps (PCI adapter).
255 This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
256 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
257 The module will be called synclink. If you want to do that, say M
261 tristate "SyncLink Multiport support"
262 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
264 Enable support for the SyncLink Multiport (2 or 4 ports)
265 serial adapter, running asynchronous and HDLC communications up
266 to 2.048Mbps. Each ports is independently selectable for
267 RS-232, V.35, RS-449, RS-530, and X.21
269 This driver may be built as a module ( = code which can be
270 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
271 The module will be called synclinkmp. If you want to do that, say M
275 tristate "SyncLink GT/AC support"
276 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
278 Support for SyncLink GT and SyncLink AC families of
279 synchronous and asynchronous serial adapters
280 manufactured by Microgate Systems, Ltd. (www.microgate.com)
283 tristate "HSDPA Broadband Wireless Data Card - Globe Trotter"
284 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
286 If you have a HSDPA driver Broadband Wireless Data Card -
287 Globe Trotter PCMCIA card, say Y here.
289 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here, the module
290 will be called nozomi.
293 tristate "Multi-Tech multiport card support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
294 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
297 This is a driver for the Multi-Tech cards which provide several
298 serial ports. The driver is experimental and can currently only be
299 built as a module. The module will be called isicom.
300 If you want to do that, choose M here.
303 tristate "HDLC line discipline support"
304 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
306 Allows synchronous HDLC communications with tty device drivers that
307 support synchronous HDLC such as the Microgate SyncLink adapter.
309 This driver can be built as a module ( = code which can be
310 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
311 The module will be called n_hdlc. If you want to do that, say M
315 tristate "GSM MUX line discipline support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
316 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
319 This line discipline provides support for the GSM MUX protocol and
320 presents the mux as a set of 61 individual tty devices.