Subject: Re: XDM
To: Ben Bogart - FMPM/F1999 <bbogart@acs.ryerson.ca>
From: Thilo Manske <Thilo.Manske@HEH.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/18/2001 19:52:22
On Thu, Jan 18 2001 at 12:48:31 -0500, Ben Bogart - FMPM/F1999 wrote:
> I've having problems running xdm this is the log error:
> 
> Fatal server error:
> xf86OpenPcvt: Cannot open /dev/ttyE4 (Device not configured)
[...]
> I can't see why xdm would be trying to get at /dev/ttyE4
> this tty is not confured in /etc/ttys
Because of that. X needs a console that's unused and not occupied by
getty or something else.

Just add another screen to /etc/wscons.conf, e.g.
"screen 4	-	-"
and you should be fine.

Hope this helps,
  Thilo.
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