Re: NetBSD on a PowerBook G4

[Taylor R Campbell <campbell%mumble.net@localhost>]

   Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 20:09:56 -0400
   From: Michael Lorenz <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>

   On Jun 7, 2008, at 06:41, Peter Bex wrote:

   > It is supported since at least 4.0. To make use of this, you'll need
   > to add a number of terminal entries to /etc/ttys (set status to
   > 'on' except for the console)

   Should be there by default.

   > If you are going to use X, at least one needs to have status 'off'.  
   > Furthermore, you will need to add screen entries to /etc/wscons.conf

   Should also be there by default.

   > The keys to switch ttys are Alt+Apple+F1 through F5 if you have 5
   > entries.

   It's Command-F(1..5) unless you have a USB keyboard.

I tried adding the entry

   ttyE1        "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   vt100   on secure

to /etc/ttys, sent a SIGHUP to init, and tried Command-Option-F(n), to
no apparent effect.  At the console I saw the messages:

   Jun  9 02:58:25 slate init: port `/dev/ttyZ0' changed utmp index from 3 to 4
   Jun  9 02:58:25 init: port `/dev/ttyZ0' changed utmp index from 3 to 4
   Jun  9 02:58:27 slate getty[14793]: /dev/ttyE1: Device not configured

Do I need to run MAKEDEV to make /dev/ttyE1 for this to work, or am I
doing something else wrong?

(I have attached my /etc/ttys file; the line above is all I added to
what was there before.)

#
#       from: @(#)ttys  5.1 (Berkeley) 4/17/89
#       $NetBSD: ttys,v 1.8 2005/10/07 11:38:19 rpaulo Exp $
#
# name  getty                           type    status          comments
#
console "/usr/libexec/getty std.38400"  vt100   off secure
ttyE0   "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   vt100   on  secure
ttyE1   "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   vt100   on  secure
ttyZ0   "/usr/libexec/getty std.38400"  unknown on  secure
ttyZ1   "/usr/libexec/getty std.38400"  unknown off secure