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From: craig@progroup.com (Craig Shaver)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Pesudo Console tty's Help
Date: 13 Feb 1996 09:23:29 GMT
Organization: Productivity Group, Inc.
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To: kwaddell@gate.net (Karl Waddell)

In article <4fp575$2k4s@news.gate.net>,
	kwaddell@gate.net (Karl Waddell) writes:
>FreeBSD comes with 3 preconfigured console terminals. I have uncommented out 
>the line in /etc/ttys to add more. The problem is now the system complains that 
>it can not find the devices in /dev. Well I did not create those devices yet. I 
>have been looking for the utility to create those additional devices and can 
>not find it. I have used "MAKEDEV" without any luck. Should I be using "mknod" 
>or what utility will create thoses for me? X will not work now because in 
>"xf86OpenSyscon" thinks it has a ttyv4. Where is that kept as well? I know that 
>xinit uses it. Any help is appreciated...
>

Change the vty4 to vty12 or whatever in /dev/MAKEDEV.


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Craig Shaver  (craig@progroup.com) (415)390-0654 
Productivity Group POB 60458 Sunnyvale, CA  94088