On 20 Nov 1999, Michael Perry wrote: > HI all- > > I recently decided to show someone that linux had a number of virtual > console and had known for quite awhile that X ran on the 7th. Imagine my > surprise when my Debian slink system shows up on VC 2 and there is nothing > but a blinking cursor on the others besides 1. I know that somewhere there > is a file which sets the VCs. But now I only get two with X showing up on > the second. > > Clues or ideas greatly appreciated. > -- > Michael Perry > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------ >
You add them in /etc/inittab, E.g in mine I have # # Format: # <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process> 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 #6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 #7:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty7 #8:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty8 #9:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty9 #10:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty10 #11:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty11 This gives me 5 terminals. X comes out in the terminal "above" the one you use for startx; I do this in the last terminal (5) and X is in 6. I believe it is possible to have 64 terminals in all. This is all explained in a HOWTO (I think it's keyboard). Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.1 (Windows-free zone) Book Reviews: http://www.pentelikon.freeserve.co.uk/bookreviews/ "It's no go the Yogi Man, it's no go Blavatsky" - Louis MacNeice
