Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 13:58:09 +1000 (EST) From: Josh2 Lists <josh2@marvin.albury.net.au> To: "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@netwalk.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Laurence Berland <stuyman@confusion.net> Subject: Re: New Virtual Consoles Message-ID: <XFMail.990510135809.josh2@marvin.albury.net.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905092338230.628-100000@insomnia.local.net>
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Hi From /dev you could try ./MAKEDEV vty12 excerpt from vi /dev/MAKEDEV # # Console ports: # vty* virtual console devices for syscons/pcvt/codrv # On 10-May-99 James A. Mutter wrote: > > "mknod" is your friend. > > As root: > cd /dev > mknod ttyv[x] 12 [x] > > where x is the tty # you're making. > > As an aside, this should probably be in the Handbook, if it isn't > already. The mknod command isn't one of the more popular ones, I'm > sure most people don't even know it exists. > > > > On Sun, 9 May 1999, Laurence Berland wrote: > >:How do I add them?? >:I added new lines in /etc/tyys for ttyv4-ttyv11 >:then try to ./MAKEDEV ttyv4 >:but it wont make it >: >: >:What do I do? >: >: >:-- >:Laurence Berland, Stuyvesant HS Debate >:<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >:Windows 98: n. >: useless extension to a minor patch release for >: 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a >: 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system >: originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, >: written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for >: 1 bit of competition. >:http://stuy.debate.net >:icq #7434346 aol imer E1101 >: >: >:To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >:with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >: >: > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Josh2 Lists <josh2@marvin.albury.net.au> Date: 10-May-99 Time: 13:54:59 This message was sent by XFMail ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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