[OmniOS-discuss] any way to get virtual consoles?

[Volker A. Brandt]

Hello Mayuresh!


> there used to be provision to have virtual consoles which are
> typically cycled through by a key-combination (ctrl + alt + fnx).

Solaris-based systems typically use Alt-FNx.

> such functionality probably does not exist under omnios.

What makes you think that?

> is there any configuration file i can edit to get that
> functionality?

Do a

  # svcs console-login

to look at the available services, and then enable the virtual consoles
that you want.  If it is the first virtual console, you also have to
enable the "vtdaemon" service.

Example:

  # uname -a
  SunOS nfs 5.11 omnios-b281e50 i86pc i386 i86pc

  # svcs console-login
  STATE          STIME    FMRI
  disabled       15:45:47 svc:/system/console-login:vt2
  disabled       15:45:47 svc:/system/console-login:vt3
  disabled       15:45:47 svc:/system/console-login:vt4
  disabled       15:45:47 svc:/system/console-login:vt5
  disabled       15:45:47 svc:/system/console-login:vt6
  online         15:45:54 svc:/system/console-login:default

  # svcadm enable vtdaemon

  # svcs console-login vtdaemon
  STATE          STIME    FMRI
  disabled       15:45:47 svc:/system/console-login:vt3
  disabled       15:45:47 svc:/system/console-login:vt4
  disabled       15:45:47 svc:/system/console-login:vt5
  disabled       15:45:47 svc:/system/console-login:vt6
  online         15:45:54 svc:/system/console-login:default
  online          9:26:32 svc:/system/vtdaemon:default
  online          9:26:32 svc:/system/console-login:vt2


HTH -- Volker
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