On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 09:06:50PM -0600, ktb wrote: > On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 06:42:56PM -0500, RAccess wrote: > > > > 1. I have heard that its possible to run console in multiple resolutions. > > How do I do this in debian, specifically? > > > > 2. How can I have more console windows than the default 6? I want to bump > > up tty7 and above used for X. Also, what happens if I want more terminals > > than 12? There are only 12 function keys! > > > > I am running debian testing (maybe it matters). I am untrained in the > > mystic ways of the console. Any help would be appreciated. :) > > > > Put "vga=ask" in your /etc/lilo.conf run "/sbin/lilo" and you will be > given a choice of resolution on boot. > > To add consoles, in /etc/inittab add additional entries to section - > # /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels. > > To start X sessions above tty7, from the command line you could start > them with - > $ startx -- :8 > as an example. > kent >
I'll correct myself and point out that you don't need to use the #8 in the example above. If you use "startx -- :1" it will start another X session on the next available tty which would be tty8 on a default install. kent -- I'd really love ta wana help ya Flanders but... Homer Simpson
