So I guess some gui gooo seeped into the server goo.... Did not think that would matter for a server that has no graphics but I guess there is always the possibility that someone would install it, so I guess that is why it is left that way?
On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 2:04 PM Tomas Kuchta <[email protected]> wrote: > There is no tty7 because that is reserved for graphics/X/Wayland terminal. > So, tty6 is typically the last terminal available to user. > > Tomas > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2020, 10:45 Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > > > had to move it to tty6 for some reason tty7 did not stick. I think > > there must be somewhere that defines how many tty there are > > on the machine, I am trying to remember where I saw it. > > > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 10:23 AM Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Oh yeah, I did NOT do the Hollywood thing... > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 10:19 AM Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Thank you guys, that did it. every other search sent me down > > >> paths to deal with the GUI type terminal... Now I have HTOP > > >> but it is on tty7 where I wanted it in the first place. Just swapped > > >> the 1 for a 7 and off it went. > > >> > > >> > > >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 8:10 AM David Bridges <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> > > >>> The very first hit for me when searching for the terms below on > > >>> duckduckgo more than likely has the information you need since it has > > >>> information for Ubuntu and also information for systems using init or > > >>> systemd. > > >>> > > >>> start htop on tty on boot > > >>> > > >>> As with most things there are more than one way to do this. > > >>> > > >>> On Sun, 2020-08-30 at 22:31 -0500, Chuck Hast wrote: > > >>> > Well went against the wall on that one. No inittab... Shows > > >>> > you how much I have looked there lately. > > >>> > > > >>> > Not sure now where to do the work on the console, has > > >>> > to be in there. > > >>> > > > >>> > On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 9:43 PM Chuck Hast <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >>> > > > >>> > > OK, I will go through all of it, has been a long time, did that > > >>> > > sort of thing when we set up amateur radio packet switches, > > >>> > > had a screen that brought up the switch info. That has been > > >>> > > a LOT of years ago. moved to SW WA in 2012, I think I did > > >>> > > the last packet radio sw setup back 3-4 years before that. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Yes, it is Ubuntu server and it is systemd... I will look for the > > >>> > > config file. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 2:47 PM King Beowulf < > > [email protected] > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > wrote: > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > On 8/30/20 8:10 AM, Chuck Hast wrote: > > >>> > > > > That finished nailing it. I am going to work on it this > > >>> > > > > afternoon, but > > >>> > > > > that data brought it all back. Funny, my searches all brought > > >>> > > > > up > > >>> > > > > doing this in a terminal screen in the GUI, command line only > > >>> > > > > gets > > >>> > > > > no respect... > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 3:20 AM Tom < > [email protected] > > > > > >>> > > > > wrote: > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 18:41:20 -0500 > > >>> > > > > > Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > There that brought a bunch of stuff back (old sux) and I > > >>> > > > > > > started seeing light flashes, as I knew I had done it in > > >>> > > > > > > the > > >>> > > > > > > past but just could not remember how. > > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > This is a server box so there is no X on it. I will > take a > > >>> > > > > > > look at screen/tmux, and see how that does. Thank you > > >>> > > > > > > very much. > > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > Hi there. Just place where you see /sbin/agetty in > > >>> > > > > > /etc/inittab with > > >>> > > > > > the path to the program you want to launch instead. like > > >>> > > > > > /usr/bin/top > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > Be aware you will need more that just replacing agetty command > in > > >>> > > > inittab. If you do not and stdout and stdin redirects, you > will > > >>> > > > not > > >>> > > > have keyboard functionality. See my original post to this > thread. > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > -Ed > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > > >>> > > > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > > >>> > > > PLUG mailing list > > >>> > > > [email protected] > > >>> > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > -- > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > >>> > > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > >>> > > Ph 4:13 KJV > > >>> > > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > >>> > > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > > >>> PLUG mailing list > > >>> [email protected] > > >>> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> > > >> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > >> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > >> Ph 4:13 KJV > > >> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > >> Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > > Ph 4:13 KJV > > > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > Ph 4:13 KJV > > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 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