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From: stormy@Rain.MsState.EDU (Stormy Henderson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Virtual Terminals (console) (Q) How to
Date: 13 Dec 1994 01:29:39 GMT
Organization: Mississippi State University
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Jeff S. Tyler writes:

   Well I've added in the line in my config and built a couple of new kernels

   But (!) when I hit ALT F1 or ALT F2 she kust lies there and sucks up the
   cycles, F1 has no effect and F2 and higher just beep at me.  No marks or
   scars in syslog.  syscons works for the screen saver but syscons -t # acts
   just like the ALT FX combo.  I have read the fine manual, groped through
   source and am most likely missing something * real * simple, help ??!

Did you create devices in /dev for the new windows and edit /etc/ttys to
start getty on them?

Be happy...


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