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From: "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 23:47:16 -0800 (PST), Vincent Poy wrote:

>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
>GaiaNet Corporation - Unix Networking Operations - GUS Mailing Lists Admin

Thanks guys!  I knew there was something dumb I was missing.

Eric Kylstra
erick@accessone.com