Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 00:11:15 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> To: rjk191@psu.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How many virtual ttys? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004220007421.18268-100000@ren.sasknow.com> In-Reply-To: <20000421124206.B4854@rjk191.rh.psu.edu>
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Re: high numbered vtys > They still exist, but since there are no gettys running on them, you > can't use them. Which terminals get which gettys is controlled in > /etc/ttys. You can always add more, but it's of course not such a > good idea to make more terminals than you have F-keys, cuz then you > can't reach them :) I believe you can. It's not something that I have tried, but assuming the vtys exist and can be created by /dev/MAKEDEV, and have gettys running, the PrintScrn key should iterate through all available virtual consoles. Really, though, if you need more than 10 or 12 ttys, including an X seat, you should save yourself the trouble and check out "screen" in the ports: cd /usr/ports/misc/screen && make all install Allows for a HORRENDOUS amount of consoles, split consoles, and more. It is truly a programmers tool :-) -- Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> Systems Administrator, Accounts Phone: +1 (306) 664-1161 SaskNow Technologies http://www.sasknow.com #106-380 3120 8th St E Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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