Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-ncis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!ucbvax!tolerant.UUCP!uucp From: uucp@tolerant.UUCP (UNIX-UNIX Cp) Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport Subject: Submission for comp-unix-microport Message-ID: <8901060305.AA19017@handel.TOLERANT> Date: 6 Jan 89 03:05:10 GMT Sender: uuclerk@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Lines: 48 Path: tolerant!voder!apple!bbn!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!leah!itsgw!steinmetz!uunet!wa3wbu!john From: john@wa3wbu.UUCP (John Gayman) Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport Subject: Re: System Crash Summary: Another possibility Message-ID: <195@wa3wbu.UUCP> Date: 2 Jan 89 14:26:27 GMT References: <249@cosi.UUCP> <1700004@spdyne> Organization: WA3WBU, Marysville,PA Lines: 37 In article <1700004@spdyne>, root@spdyne.UUCP writes: > > >> > >> Also - I recall seeing something about support for more than 4 virtual > >> consoles in 3.0e. Does anyone know what I have to do to get, say, 10 > >> consoles? > >> > > The first thing I did when I installed 3.0e was to set it up for > > 10 virtual consoles like my V/AT had. Everything is already configured > > Ok, So I executed `mknod cons4 c 5 4' Added a getty into the /etc/inittab > and guess what? I got a bunch of errors on the console...about not > being able to open it...... > > Do I have to bring the System down or what? > You should not have to bring the system down. The only exception to what you and I are doing is that I did not use the plain vanilla kernel that came with the system. I immediately generated a kernel with the Everex Tape driver, rebooted and then added the extra consoles. I did not do anything in linkkit to enable them. It is possible that the kernel which linkkit generates is slightly different than the released one. All I then did was the mknod for each, enable them in inittab, add them to gettydefs, and do an "init q". Try "mkunix" and then use that kernel. Unless someone on here knows specifically that the distribution kernel differs from the one linkkit makes. John -- John Gayman, WA3WBU | UUCP: uunet!wa3wbu!john 1869 Valley Rd. | ARPA: john@wa3wbu.uu.net Marysville, PA 17053 | Packet: WA3WBU @ AK3P