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Mention that MAKEDEV is not necessary if DEVFS is used. Mark this up

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in a <note> to make sure that it stands out as a new 5.x feature.

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Giorgos Keramidas 2002-11-23 23:10:16 +00:00
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@ -7806,6 +7806,13 @@ ttyvb "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 off secure</programlisting>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /dev</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>sh MAKEDEV vty12</userinput></screen>
<note>
<para>On FreeBSD 5.x you do not have to create devices manually if
you are using <literal>DEVFS</literal>, since the proper device
nodes will be automatically created under
<filename class="directory">/dev</filename>.</para>
</note>
<para>Next, the easiest (and cleanest) way to activate the
virtual consoles is to reboot. However, if you really do not
want to reboot, you can just shut down the X Window system