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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Configuring Streams on 386/ix
Message-ID: <1990Aug30.004527.5158@virtech.uucp>
Date: 30 Aug 90 00:45:27 GMT
References: <1990Aug29.135121.219@coyote.uucp>
Reply-To: cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill)
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc., Sterling VA
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In article <1990Aug29.135121.219@coyote.uucp> ejm@coyote.UUCP (E.J. McKernan) writes:
>How do I increase the number of /dev/pts entries to more than 16?
>I'm trying to run X11R4 here. All is well except that I need to open
>more xterms.

I haven't done this, but a look around says you need to do the following:

(I will use the number 24 for the examples.  You can use whatever you want)

	1. modify /etc/conf/sdevice.d/pty.  Change the 16 in column 3 to a 
	   24 like the following:

		Old:	pty	Y	16	0....
		New:	pty	Y	24	0....

	2. Add the following lines to /etc/conf/node.d/pty

		pty	ptypg	c	16
		pty	ptyph	c	17
		pty	ptypi	c	18
		pty	ptypj	c	19
		pty	ptypk	c	20
		pty	ptypl	c	21
		pty	ptypm	c	22
		pty	ptypn	c	23
			 / \
		          |
		  	  |
			Pick the device names you desire

	3. Add the following line to /etc/conf/cf.d/mtune

		PTC_UNITS      	16	8	24

	4. add the following line to /etc/conf/cf.d/stune

		PTC_UNITS	24

	5. build the kernel, reboot & have fun

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