Re: wsdisplay issue?

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Dec 30, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Steve wrote:

> I appear to be having an issue with wsdisplay or something related.
>
> I've just updated my laptop, which was an install of NetBSD/i386 3.0  
> to
> 5.1_STABLE. All 4 screens created by default were working fine under
> 3.0, but now only the first screen appears to work under 5.1.
>
> Some info:
>
> NetBSD 5.1_STABLE i386 i386
> Userland and kernel compiled 28-DEC-2010, updated from CVS the same  
> day.
>
> All the screens appear to be created according to dmesg:
> wsdisplay0: screen 1 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
> wsdisplay0: screen 2 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
> wsdisplay0: screen 3 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
> wsdisplay0: screen 4 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
>
> However it seems that I can only access the first screen. I'm not  
> seeing
> any errors in /var/log/messages, the screens are simply blank with a
> flasing cursor in the top left.

That means wsdisplay is working fine, what's missing are gettys on the  
additional screens. You may want to have a look at your /etc/ttys.

have fun
Michael

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