How to enlarge the number of tty ?

linux521 · 04-12-2005, 07:24 PM

The Os is Redhat 9 .I don't know how to do it? Thanks a lot.

kencaz · 04-14-2005, 04:02 AM

Not sure what your asking... Please elaborate.

KC

Rinish · 04-14-2005, 04:21 AM

Hi,
I think you want to increase your number of terminal.
OK for that u have to edit /etc/inittab file there almost at the end of the file you will find lines that say to bring mingetty (ligin prompt) on a perticular terminal..Those lines would be somewhat like this
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2
3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3
4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4
5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5
6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6
here after this at the next line u have to add a line that says to have mingetty on the seventh terminal it should be like this

1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty

Now this will work and u 'll ahve 7 commandline terminals and the 8th will be your gui

thanks,
Rinish.P