From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Feb 3 07:00:50 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA18907 for freebsd-stable-outgoing; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 07:00:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from holly.dyndns.org (hou4-44.flex.net [207.18.136.99]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA18893 for ; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 07:00:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chris@holly.dyndns.org) Received: (from chris@localhost) by holly.dyndns.org (8.9.2+chrismods/8.9.1) id JAA01479; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 09:00:18 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from chris) Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 09:00:16 -0600 From: Chris Costello To: dizman@linux.de Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: more consoles? Message-ID: <19990203090016.A1264@holly.dyndns.org> Reply-To: phoenix@calldei.com References: <19990203154843.06980@planlos.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.1us In-Reply-To: <19990203154843.06980@planlos.net>; from dizman@linux.de on Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 03:48:43PM +0100 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Feb 3, 1999, dizman@linux.de put this into my mailbox: > Hi > > I'm trying to get more consoles. > When I run /dev/MAKEDEV with parameter ie. 'ttyv7', it says 'unknown > device' so I added the device manualy (mknod ttyv7 c 12 7). > I added ttyv7 in to /etc/ttys: > > ttyv7 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 on secure > > but it doesnt run. i get no error or so, i just doesnt run. > anybody can help? cd /dev sh MAKEDEV vty13 These files will be created: total 0 crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 0 Feb 3 08:58 ttyv0 crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 1 Feb 3 08:58 ttyv1 crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 2 Feb 3 08:58 ttyv2 crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 3 Feb 3 08:58 ttyv3 crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 4 Feb 3 08:58 ttyv4 crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 5 Feb 3 08:58 ttyv5 crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 6 Feb 3 08:58 ttyv6 crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 7 Feb 3 08:58 ttyv7 crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 8 Feb 3 08:58 ttyv8 crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 9 Feb 3 08:58 ttyv9 crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 10 Feb 3 08:58 ttyva crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 11 Feb 3 08:58 ttyvb crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 12 Feb 3 08:58 ttyvc lrwx------ 1 root wheel 5 Feb 3 08:58 vga -> ttyv0 It is important that you use 'vty' and not 'ttyv'. Good luck! -Chris > > > bye > -- > dizman@linux.de - diz@IRCNet - http://generation.rhein.com/diz/ > pgpkey available, commercial use of my email-address is not allowed. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message