Does anyone else think that 4 steps to get to a simple and widely
expected feature (on at least the i386 port) is wrong?

I think we should enable four of them by default...

David Maxwell <david@fundy.ca> writes:

> Depends on the version of NetBSD you're running. If 1.4, or post
> 1.4 -current, then you want to do this:
> 
> 1) Turn on ttyE1-ttyEx (x is the number of extra screens you want,
> up to 8, currently) in /etc/ttys
> 
> 2) Take a look at wscons(4), wsdisplay(4), and wskbd(4), if you like.
> 
> 3) Check that /etc/wscons.conf is setup as you'd like it.
> 
> 4) (reboot may be needed, depending on what needed changing)
> 	Use Ctrl-Alt F1-F8 for switching.
> (This will work for X also, though I've seen some corruption on
> the character screens when coming back from X. Hit enter a couple
> of times seems to work for me.)
> 
> If you're using 1.3.3 or before:
> 
> 1) Configure your kernel for vt0, and comment out pc0.
> 	(build it, and boot it)
> 
> 2) enable ttyv1-ttyv3 in /etc/ttys
> 	(kill -HUP 1)
> 
> 3) Use F9-F12 to switch screens.
> 
> 
> And of course, as an alternative, under any version, use window,
> or prefferably screen. Screen is very handy if you like to do things
> like start a big compile from work, and pick up the session in progress
> at home.
> 
> -- 
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