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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!mvb.saic.com!MathWorks.Com!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!sun4nl!hacktic!oea.hacktic.nl!dan From: dan@oea.hacktic.nl Subject: Re: Syscons on FreeBSD 1.1-REALEASE References: <2qq7f7$shs@si-nic.hrz.uni-siegen.de> <CpqHGM.JA4@hkuxb.hku.hk> <1994May14.212058.1568@umr.edu> <2r6ugm$651@netbsd08.dn.itg.telecom.com.au> Organization: The Humble Abode Date: Thu, 19 May 1994 17:39:19 GMT X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Message-ID: <Cq291K.C4y@oea.hacktic.nl> Lines: 21 Terry Dwyer (tdwyer@netbsd08.dn.itg.telecom.com.au) wrote: : Your kernel must be compiled with the appropriate options: : options "NCONS=8" #8 Virtual consoles : Then, install your new kernel in / (save the old one for safety's sake) : reboot the machine and switch between the consoles using <Alt> <Fn> : where `n' is the function key corresponding to the virtual console you : want. A slight, but important omission: change the device pc0 to sc0. I had to recompile the kernel because I forgot to do that. Not somthing you want to do often on a 386sx/20 with 4 MB ram. It takes a little over 3 hours :-( Check the SYSCONS configuration file for the exact syntax of sc0. -- |< Dan Naas dan@oea.hacktic.nl >| +--------------------------------------+