Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 09:55:56 +0000 (GMT) From: Darryl Bowler <darrylb@blinx.lizard.org> To: softweyr@xmission.com (Wes Peters) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xterms and ptys Message-ID: <199702100955.JAA20170@blinx.lizard.org> In-Reply-To: <199702100606.XAA06788@obie.softweyr.ml.org> from Wes Peters at "Feb 9, 97 11:06:28 pm"
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> Darryl Bowler writes: > > I have a problem where by my xterms will only use ptyp(1-f) - ptyq(1-f), ie > > a maximum of 32 xterms. > > > > However I want more, I managed to alter MAKEDEV to generate ptys for ptyr(1-f), > > ptys(1-f), but xterms will not use these? > > > > Does anyone know why? > > You haven't configured more in your kernel. Find the following section > in your kernel config file, in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/YOURNAME: Thats the problem I have pseudo-device pty 64 # pseudo-terminals (entry from kernel config) However I can only seem to get a max of 32 xterms Regards Darryl. > > pseudo-device pty 16 > > and change the 16 to however many ptys you want. (I think the max is > 64.) Configure, build, and boot the new kernel. Since you've already > made the device entries, the new ptys should work once you boot the new > kernel. > > -- > "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" > > Wes Peters Softweyr LLC > http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com > > > > -- ******************************************************************************** Darryl Bowler darrylb@lizard.org http://www.lizard.org/ Web Cache: www.lizard.org 3128 Tel:+44 585 189097 ********************************************************************************
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