Subject: Re: your mail
To: None <auto92089@hushmail.com>
From: None <rasputin@idoru.mine.nu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/15/2002 11:34:33
* auto92089@hushmail.com <auto92089@hushmail.com> [020615 05:08]:
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> Hi, I'm in the process of upgrading from 1.3E to 1.4.2 and
> pcvt got replaced by wscons.  I'm wondering how to use the multiple
> screens.  I think I figured out that ctrl-alt-F[1-4] work, but I can't
> seem to get init to start up gettys on those screens - do I have to run
> wscons.rc before I go to multi-user mode?  kill -s HUP 1 did not start them
> as I expected it to.
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> I have two questions:
> 1) where are the docs on how to operate wscons

man -k wscons - add a

wscons=YES to rc.conf, and read
man wscons.conf

You need to co-ordinate /etc/ttys and /etc/wscons.conf if you want to
enable more VTs.


> 2) why gettys are not starting for me, even with a reasonable /etc/ttys and
>    after kicking init in the head with a HUP

wscons=YES not in rc.conf?
I'm not sure restarting wscons will help you once you're multi-user..?
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