From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from w088.z208036108.was-dc.dsl.cnc.net ([208.36.108.88] helo=toccata.grg.afb.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15P2YS-0000lJ-00 for ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:48:56 -0400 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.grg.afb.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id f6ODkKB10365 for ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:46:44 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.grg.afb.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:46:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: To: "speakup@braille.uwo.ca" Subject: Re: virtual consoles In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: For what it's worth, I have my inittab start 11 consoles. I reserve Ctrl-Alt-F12 for my X sessions that way. On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Frank Carmickle wrote: > Hi all > > I don't believe that there is a compile time option for number of virtual > terminals. I think your getting confused with the number of ttys in the > pts file system. Yes you will need to mknod new ttys in /dev if > your distro didn't make as many as you desire. > > Also to clear up some things about the x sessions. They do not run gettys > or act like ttys. And they do not need to be using a frame buffer. As > long as you've have an x-server running for your video card then you > should be able to switch to the virtual terminal running a graphical log > in manager like xdm or gdm. > On Sun, 22 Jul 2001, Steve Holmes wrote: > > > I don't know about kernel compile options at this time but I just went > > into inittab and added another console (c7 for tty7) and then did a "init > > q" to restart the getties and I now have a seventh terminal available. > > Didn't realize it would be so easy. Not sure what the upper limit is; I > > thought the kernel had a limit to the number of tty's that could be > > created. This might even have to do with the number of devices in /dev. > > > > These linux internals get more interesting every day! > > > > On Sun, 22 Jul 2001, Steve Holmes wrote: > > > > > I thought the number of consoles was determined by compile time options > > > for the kernel. Also, look in /etc/initab. That file has startup code > > > for the first six consules and I'm quite sure you just add the additional > > > ones you need. I'm not really sure about kernel compil options if that is > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp