Setting Up Virtuals Terminals

[jumbobrian]

I'm editing Damn Small Linux (DSL) to include a gameserver, but i want to know how to set up more virtual terminals with CTRL + ALT + F2, F3, or F4, like in the original Knoppix.

I've searched Google, and it seems to be leading me to /etc/inttab . I've compared the files from both DSL and Knoppix, but they appear to be the same.

The part of "/etc/inittab" in question is:

# 4 virtual consoles with immortal shells
1:12345:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty1 2>&1 </dev/tty1
2:234:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty2 2>&1 </dev/tty2
3:234:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty3 2>&1 </dev/tty3
4:234:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty4 2>&1 </dev/tty4


But DSL has no virtual terminals. CTRL + ALT + F1 is the boot and shutdown shell, and CTRL + ALT + F2 has started xwindows.

Maybe I need to edit another file?

[johnb]

hi jumbobrian

Using the Kde gui in knoppix allows 16 desktops to easily be turned on and off by:

Kstart/Settings/Control Center/Desktops/Multiple Desktops.

If you do decide to enable all 16 desktops. I dont know the keyboard sequence is after F12. If you find out what they might be plese post em.

thankx

johnb

[Krezip]

Facing exactly the same problem here :

Inittab looks perfectly OK, seems like I should have 4 consoles. But that not the fact, CTRL ALT F1 is the xinit output en console 2 = X output...
What happened with 4 & 5 as defined in inittab?

Prev post mentions using KDE, I don't think that has anything to do with since consoles are present without starting any X! Besides KDE on a 50MB DSL would be quiet dumb...

In /etc/inittab
# /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels.
#
# The "id" field MUST be the same as the last
# characters of the device (after "tty").
#
# Format:
# <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process>
# 4 virtual consoles with immortal shells
1:12345:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty1 2>&1 </dev/tty1
2:2345:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty2 2>&1 </dev/tty2
3:2345:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty3 2>&1 </dev/tty3
4:2345:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty4 2>&1 </dev/tty4

Any help would be appreciated! :?:

[jumbobrian]

I've also posted this question on another forum. That post has some answers, although I haven't had time to verify if they work of not.

http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi?s=1268d1498b66233973d0761e8b0e749c;a ct=ST;f=12;t=112

[raydj]

# Format:
# :<runlevels>::<process>
# 4 virtual consoles with immortal shells
1:12345:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty1 2>&1 </dev/tty1
2:2345:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty2 2>&1 </dev/tty2
3:2345:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty3 2>&1 </dev/tty3
4:2345:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty4 2>&1 </dev/tty4


The 12345 and 2345 specify the runlevels at which the vt's will be started. It seems that DSL boots into runlevel 1, so that's why you only have 1 terminal. You can replace :2345: with :12345: or issue an 'init 2'

Hope this helps