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Subject: Re: Changing the number of system consoles
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In article <373735A1.4A21D8CB@ucla.edu>,
Dimi Shahbaz  <dshahbazNOSPAM@ucla.edu> wrote:
>Hello,
>I am attempting to change the number of system consoles (ctrl-alt-f#).
>In include/minix/config.h, I changed NR_CONS from 2 (the default) to 5.
>Now, when I brought up the new kernel, I can now do ctrl-alt-f3,
>ctrl-alt-f4, ctrl-alt-f5, but there is no login prompt on any of those
>consoles.  It's just a blank screen.
>
>Do I need to change something else somewhere? Perhaps the number of
>gettys and their respective console #'s?
>

Yes, you need to start gettys on each of the additional consoles. This
is done by editing the file /etc/ttytab (if memory serves), which should
be self-documenting. Depending on your setup, you may also need to create
additional terminal devices in /dev. See man mknod(1). HTH

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