jonnyg@ROVER.UMD.EDU (Jon Greenblatt) (10/19/87)
I have looked at a system that runs an X10 getty sucessfuly. I am
still having problems getting the -C option on xterm to work. Xterm will
accept console messages when called from xinit or by simple execution but
not when called by init. The system I looked at does not use the -C option.
Also I said use a chmod to make a ttyv0 and ptyv0 if you do not have one, this
was wrong, looking at the device numbers on the other system (a dec running
ultrix) it seemed they just took the LAST pseudo tty and changed the name.
Here are my new directions for installing X11 as a getty to date:
1: Go to the /dev directory, assuming ttypf is your last pseudo tty:
mv ttypf ttyv0
mv prypf ptyv0
2: Add the following line to the /etc/ttys file:
ttyv0 "/usr/new/xterm -C -L -n console =80x50+1+1 :0" xterm on secure window=
"/usr/new/Xapa16 0 -l"
Then do a "kill -1 1" and watch it come up.
I am running this on a RT running 4.3 BSD. The initial xterm seems
to die occationaly when started this way, I think it has to do with the
/etc/console problem I've been talking about, leaving out the -C does not
help this.
If a responsible unix hacker can help me out on this I'd apreciate
it.
ThanX,
Jon Greenblatt.
<pcproj@gymble.umd.edu> (128.8.128.16)
<jonnyg@rover.umd.edu> (128.8.2.73)
PS: For those of you who think this is a HACK, type "man ttys" on a vanila
4.3BSD unix system.