Virtual Console on NetBSD MacPPC

One of the most amazing features, atleast in my humble opinion, about Unix based systems is their ability to support virtual consoles. Now to enable this on a NetBSD system running NetBSD 5.2.1, since it is not enabled by default, follow the following steps.

First enable wscons. To do this open the file /etc/rc.conf using vi Editor by typing in the following command

vi /etc/rc.conf

Navigate to the bottom of the file and insert the following line

wscons=YES

Hit ESC and type in :w! and hit Enter/Return. Hit ESC again and type in :wq!
Now type in the following at the command prompt and hit enter

sh /etc/rc.d/wscons start

Next type in the following command

sh /etc/rc.d/ttys restart

Not to navigate between Virtual Consoles hot COMMAND + Fx replace x with number of console e.g. COMMAND + F2 to goto second virtual console.