Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 16:27:00 -0400 (EDT) From: "Don's FList drop" <freelist@elf.kendall.mdcc.edu> To: bmk@dtr.com Cc: freyes@i-2000.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why only 3 virtual screens? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.950825162300.11735C-100000@elf.kendall.mdcc.edu> In-Reply-To: <199508251612.JAA09986@everest>
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On Fri, 25 Aug 1995 bmk@dtr.com wrote: > > 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. Uh, don't think so. You'll need to _make the devices_, but I don't recall recompliling the kernel to get my 10 devices. (And I can't find any entry there about it) I am pretty sure all you need to do is: su root go to /dev ./MAKEDEV vty# where # is 4 through 11 and then alter ttys to getty the other ones. at least, I think that's all I ended up doing....
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