Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 22:46:11 +0000 From: Vladimir Kushnir <kushn@olinet.isf.kiev.ua> To: Brian William Francis Tobin XXIX <jebudas@plato.virgil.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: virtual terminals Message-ID: <33B2F133.41C67EA6@olinet.isf.kiev.ua> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970626180553.445D-100000@plato.virgil.net>
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Brian William Francis Tobin XXIX wrote:
>
> Hello and Thank You.
> I am using FreeBSD 2.1.6
>
> I am trying to add more virtual terminals so that I can access various
> emails by hitting Alt-F#.
>
> I have added the proper text to the /etc/ttys file.
> I went to /dev and tried this:
> ./MAKEDEV ttyv4
>
> I receive:
> ttyv4 - no such device name
>
> I appreciate your help.
>
> Brian WF Tobin
>From FreeBSD FAQ (/usr/share/doc/FAQ):
cd /dev
./MAKEDEV vty12 # For 12 devices
(it's vtyN, not ttyvN in MAKEDEV)
Cheers,
Vladimir
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