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- From: probreak@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (James Michael Chacon)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Where areo ther four consoles?
- Date: 7 Jan 1993 15:27:52 -0600
- Organization: Kansas State University
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- lana@news.mit.edu (Svetlana Panasyuk) writes:
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- >I've installed Linux 0.98p5 from SLS 0.99. Works fine, but while
- >it's writing during setup
- >8 virtual consoles
- >I have access only to 4. Pressing Alt-F[5-8] brings me to empty screen.
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- >Help will be appriciated.
- >Thanks in advance.
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- In /etc there is a file called inittab. Add more lines for virtual consoles.
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- You should be able to use what's there as a guide to how to write a new entry.
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- I recompiled my kernel for 12 VC's and use them all.
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- James
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