Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:24:34 -0400 (EDT) From: "Korvus [PINE]" <korvus@tasam.com> To: Val Kilmer <malaclypse@diogenes.ionet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Virtual consoles (ttyv) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907021020260.14348-100000@tasam.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907020845210.651-100000@diogenes.ionet.net>
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Edit /etc/ttys to include lines for the new terminals (you can go 0-9
(F1-F10) I believe) -- just duplicate the existing ones with different
names, then go into /dev and run mknod for the new terminals. The format
is:
mknod ttyv[x] c 12 [x]
so to make /dev/ttyv4, type:
mknod ttyv4 c 12 4
After you do this, reboot (there may be a better way -- someone educate me
if there is) and when your system comes up the new terminals should be
usable.
- Jeff Poole <korvus@tasam.com>
On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, Val Kilmer wrote:
> How does one setup more than the standard 4 virtual consoles? I've heard
> some sketchy info about an option in the kernel config, but could find
> nothing in LINT. Any ideas?
>
> Running: FreeBSD3.2-Release
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Cory.
>
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