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From: Darryl Bowler <darrylb@blinx.lizard.org>
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Subject: Re: Xterms and ptys
To: softweyr@xmission.com (Wes Peters)
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 09:55:56 +0000 (GMT)
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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
> 
> 
> 
> 


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