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Subject: Re: Why only 3 virtual screens?
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In-Reply-To: <9508251550.AA16053@i-2000.com> from "Francisco Reyes" at Aug 25, 95 11:47:46 am
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> Is there a reason why Freebsd only has 3 virtual screens  
> (Alt-F1 to Alt-F3)? Do I need to recompile (uh no please I just  
> got FreeBsd it is too son to start fiddling around with this) the  
> kernel or there is a configuration file for this?

The generic kernel has support for 4 virtual consoles, but getty is only
enabled on three to allow X to use the fourth.

You can edit /etc/ttys and run 'kill -HUP 1' to enable the getty on the
fourth.   If you need more, you will need to recompile (just) the kernel.  
Kernel recompilation is fairly trivial - I believe that it's covered in
the FAQ.