wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul) (02/21/88)
In article <42219@sun.uucp> bkm@sun.com (Bruce Martin Jr.) writes: >Has anyone figured out how to increase the number of virtual consoles? >I'd like to up the number (four can sometimes be limiting), but haven't >found it in the manual. The info can be found on page 7 of the 2.3 Release Notes. Here is a summary: 1. /etc/mknod /dev/cons# c 0 # where # is the console number (from 4 to 14). 2. Generate appropriate entries in the /etc/inittab file, write the file, and do "telinit q". 3. Access the consoles with SysReq key, or f1 thru f10, and shift-f1 thru shift-f5. CAUTION: I know this works with the standard 2.3 kernel. I do not know if it works with the 2.3 DOSMERGE kernel, which unfortunately is a slightly earlier version of the kernel. -- Wolf N. Paul Phone: (214) 306-9101 (h) (214) 404-8077 (w) 3387 Sam Rayburn Run UUCP: ihnp4!killer!{dcs, doulos}!wnp Carrollton, TX 75007 INTERNET: wnp@dcs.UUCP ESL: 62832882 Pat Robertson does NOT speak for all evangelical Christians--not for me, anyway!