Hello Joaquim!

07 Nov 2017 19:30, Joaquim Homrighausen wrote to *:

 JH> Pref. one that can be run / invoked without re-compiling the Linux 
 JH> Kernel :)

see your /etc/inittab

   ----- inittab begins -----
#
# /etc/inittab:  This file describes how the INIT process should set up
#                the system in a certain run-level.
#
# Author:  Miquel van Smoorenburg, 
# Modified by:  Patrick J. Volkerding, 
# Modified by:  Daniel Robbins, 
# Modified by:  Martin Schlemmer, 
# Modified by:  Mike Frysinger, 
# Modified by:  Robin H. Johnson, 
# Modified by:  William Hubbs, 
#

# Default runlevel.
id:3:initdefault:

# System initialization, mount local filesystems, etc.
si::sysinit:/sbin/openrc sysinit

# Further system initialization, brings up the boot runlevel.
rc::bootwait:/sbin/openrc boot

l0:0:wait:/sbin/openrc shutdown 
l0s:0:wait:/sbin/halt -dhnp
l1:1:wait:/sbin/openrc single
l2:2:wait:/sbin/openrc nonetwork
l3:3:wait:/sbin/openrc default
l4:4:wait:/sbin/openrc default
l5:5:wait:/sbin/openrc default
l6:6:wait:/sbin/openrc reboot
l6r:6:wait:/sbin/reboot -dkn
#z6:6:respawn:/sbin/sulogin

# new-style single-user
su0:S:wait:/sbin/openrc single
su1:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin

# TERMINALS
#x1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 console linux
c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux

# SERIAL CONSOLES
#s0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt100
#s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS1 vt100

# What to do at the "Three Finger Salute".
ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -r now

# Used by /etc/init.d/xdm to control DM startup.
# Read the comments in /etc/init.d/xdm for more
# info. Do NOT remove, as this will start nothing
# extra at boot if /etc/init.d/xdm is not added
# to the "default" runlevel.
x:a:once:/etc/X11/startDM.sh
   ----- inittab ends -----

i think you would like to check agetty ?


   ----- agetty begins -----
* runit-service/service-agetty [1]
     Available versions:  ~1.0.2 ~2.0.0
     Homepage:            http://powerman.name/RTFM/runit.html
     Description:         Service for agetty

[1] "powerman" layman/powerman
   ----- agetty ends -----

   ----- vgetty begins -----
* dev-perl/Modem-Vgetty
     Available versions:  ~0.30.0-r1
     Homepage:            http://search.cpan.org/dist/Modem-Vgetty/
     Description:         Interface to voice modems using vgetty

   ----- vgetty ends -----

   ----- fbgetty begins -----
* net-dialup/fbgetty
     Available versions:  0.1.698-r1
     Homepage:            http://projects.meuh.org/fbgetty/
     Description:         An extended getty for the framebuffer console

   ----- fbgetty ends -----

   ----- mgetty begins -----
[I] net-dialup/mgetty
     Available versions:  1.1.37-r1 {doc +fax fidonet}
     Installed versions:  1.1.37-r1(09:17:54 22-03-2017)(-doc -fax -fidonet)
     Homepage:            http://mgetty.greenie.net/
     Description:         fax and voice modem programs

   ----- mgetty ends -----

   ----- mingetty begins -----
* net-dialup/mingetty
     Available versions:  1.08-r1 {unicode}
     Homepage:            https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingetty
     Description:         A compact getty program for virtual consoles only

   ----- mingetty ends -----


 Regards Benny

... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

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