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- From: fredex@fcshome.UUCP (fred smith)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent
- Subject: Re: How can I remove virtual consoles?
- Message-ID: <9301202047@fcshome.UUCP>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 12:47:54 GMT
- References: <19JAN93.17674840.0248@VM1.MCGILL.CA>
- Organization: What?!? Absolutely none!
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- I4AQ (I4AQ@MUSICT.MCGILL.CA) wrote:
- : I leafed through that Coherent book (which might use a more complete
- : index...) and found no information on how to remove virtual consoles.
- : How can I patch my kernel to remove them? I want to the the
- : /dev/console device...
-
- : Yves Lachance,
- : Montreal, Canada.
-
- Check out the section near the end of the 4.0 installation document.
- There is a bunch of info there that tells you how to configure your
- virtual consoles. I followed it and was able to get nine (yes, 9) of
- them going on my color console. You should be just as easily able to
- reduce the number of virtual consoles if you follow the instructions
- carefully.
-
- What I fail to comprehend is why you would want FEWER login devices
- available.
-
- good luck!
-
- Fred
-