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From: Vincent Poy <vince@venus.GAIANET.NET>
To: Eric Kylstra <erick@accessone.com>
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Subject: Re: Virtual terminals above ttyv3 - adding to ttys doesn't work
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On Sun, 8 Dec 1996, Eric Kylstra wrote:

> Ok, I know I'm missing something obvious.  I have tried adding a ttyv4
> to the ttys file in /etc.  No go.  Just says that ttyv4 doesn't exist.
> 
> In the /dev directory there is no ttyv4.  If I use MAKEDEV ttyv4 from
> the /dev directory I get the reply that ttyv4 doesn't exist (I KNOW
> that!).
> 
> What am I missing?  Thanks!

	Try the following:
cd /dev
./MAKEDEV vty4

Vince
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