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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index a3e165ecc..4a19822ae 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -314,8 +314,10 @@ static void console_init()
if (ioctl(0, TIOCGSERIAL, &sr) == 0) {
log = NULL;
secondConsole = NULL;
- /* Force the TERM setting to vt102 for serial console */
- snprintf(termType, sizeof(termType) - 1, "TERM=vt102");
+ /* Force the TERM setting to vt102 for serial console --
+ * iff TERM is set to linux (the default) */
+ if (strcmp( termType, "TERM=linux" ) == 0)
+ snprintf(termType, sizeof(termType) - 1, "TERM=vt102");
message(LOG | CONSOLE,
"serial console detected. Disabling virtual terminals.\r\n");
}