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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 13:12:51 -0400
From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net>
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Subject: Re: Adding ttyv? devices.
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Nadav Eiron wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Gary Chrysler wrote:
> 
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I've been searching/reading archives/FAQ's and as far as I can tell
> > MAXCONS is 12 by default (LINT), So to add ttyv[4-11] should be:
> >       % ./MAKEDEV ttyv4
> > It returns:
> >       ttyv4 - no such device name
> >
> > and add em to /etc/ttys
> >
> > What am I missing here.
> I guess you can't be blamed, because this is really confusing.
> You should do ./MAKEDEV vty4
> 
> Look in MAKEDEV for such things...
> 

Yea, I'll take some of the blame, I've read MAKEDEV throughout
many times. Just didn't put 2n2 together!

Smack! (As I slap myself upside the head)

Thanks.

-Enjoy
Gary
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