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From: Craig Shaver <craig@progroup.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Virtual Consoles
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 19:11:24 -0800
Organization: Productivity Group, Inc.
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Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> 
> In article <4g108j$6bi@online.dct.com> bleau@dct.com writes:
> 
>    I hit alt F1 thru F3 and after that I have no more to choose.  I'd like to
>    have all twelve available.  How can I do it?  Also I installed colorls and
> 
> Edit /etc/ttys and turn on more vty entries, following the existing examples.
> After you've edited the file, do a `kill -1 1' as root.
> 
>                                         Jordan

I had to edit /dev/MAKEDEV and change the line sh MAKEDEV vty4 to
sh MAKEDEV vty12 to get it to make the devices.  I tried editing /etc/tty
first, but that did not work.  My f12 is set aside for X and I can switch from
my X session to a terminal using ctl-alt-F??.

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