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Subject: Re: wsdisplay issue?
From: Steve <steve () unixnation ! net>
Date: 2010-12-30 22:40:22
Message-ID: 20101230224021.GR10747 () SDF ! LONESTAR ! ORG
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On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 05:26:15PM -0500, Michael wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> On Dec 30, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Steve wrote:
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> >I appear to be having an issue with wsdisplay or something related.
> >
> >I've just updated my laptop, which was an install of NetBSD/i386
> >3.0 to
> >5.1_STABLE. All 4 screens created by default were working fine under
> >3.0, but now only the first screen appears to work under 5.1.
> >
> >Some info:
> >
> >NetBSD 5.1_STABLE i386 i386
> >Userland and kernel compiled 28-DEC-2010, updated from CVS the
> >same day.
> >
> >All the screens appear to be created according to dmesg:
> >wsdisplay0: screen 1 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
> >wsdisplay0: screen 2 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
> >wsdisplay0: screen 3 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
> >wsdisplay0: screen 4 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
> >
> >However it seems that I can only access the first screen. I'm not
> >seeing
> >any errors in /var/log/messages, the screens are simply blank with a
> >flasing cursor in the top left.
>
> That means wsdisplay is working fine, what's missing are gettys on
> the additional screens. You may want to have a look at your
> /etc/ttys.
>
> have fun
> Michael
Got it - thanks. I see that file was updated as part of the userland
update.
Cheers,
Steve
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