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From: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com>
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Subject: Re: Virtual terminals above ttyv3 - adding to ttys doesn't work
To: erick@accessone.com
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 00:59:10 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <9612090735.AA08536@pulm1.accessone.com> from "Eric Kylstra" at Dec 8, 96 11:35:32 pm
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> 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!

Rebuild your kernel with support for more than 4 vty's.