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-rw-r--r--etc/etc.alpha/ttys6
-rw-r--r--etc/etc.amd64/ttys6
-rw-r--r--etc/etc.i386/ttys6
-rw-r--r--etc/etc.ia64/ttys6
-rw-r--r--etc/etc.sparc64/ttys6
5 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/etc/etc.alpha/ttys b/etc/etc.alpha/ttys
index 4ec376e..169d40c 100644
--- a/etc/etc.alpha/ttys
+++ b/etc/etc.alpha/ttys
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
#
# type The initial terminal type for this port. For hardwired
# terminal lines, this will contain the type of terminal used.
-# For virtual consoles, the correct type is cons25. Other
-# common values include network for network connections on
+# For virtual consoles, the correct type is typically cons25, but
+# vt220 will work better if you need interoperability with other
+# systems like Solaris or GNU/Linux.
+# Other common values include network for network connections on
# pseudo-terminals, dialup for incoming modem ports, and unknown
# when the terminal type cannot be predetermined.
#
diff --git a/etc/etc.amd64/ttys b/etc/etc.amd64/ttys
index c38b0f0..1e63d4b 100644
--- a/etc/etc.amd64/ttys
+++ b/etc/etc.amd64/ttys
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
#
# type The initial terminal type for this port. For hardwired
# terminal lines, this will contain the type of terminal used.
-# For virtual consoles, the correct type is cons25. Other
-# common values include network for network connections on
+# For virtual consoles, the correct type is typically cons25, but
+# vt220 will work better if you need interoperability with other
+# systems like Solaris or GNU/Linux.
+# Other common values include network for network connections on
# pseudo-terminals, dialup for incoming modem ports, and unknown
# when the terminal type cannot be predetermined.
#
diff --git a/etc/etc.i386/ttys b/etc/etc.i386/ttys
index c38b0f0..1e63d4b 100644
--- a/etc/etc.i386/ttys
+++ b/etc/etc.i386/ttys
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
#
# type The initial terminal type for this port. For hardwired
# terminal lines, this will contain the type of terminal used.
-# For virtual consoles, the correct type is cons25. Other
-# common values include network for network connections on
+# For virtual consoles, the correct type is typically cons25, but
+# vt220 will work better if you need interoperability with other
+# systems like Solaris or GNU/Linux.
+# Other common values include network for network connections on
# pseudo-terminals, dialup for incoming modem ports, and unknown
# when the terminal type cannot be predetermined.
#
diff --git a/etc/etc.ia64/ttys b/etc/etc.ia64/ttys
index a574070..c9ae95c 100644
--- a/etc/etc.ia64/ttys
+++ b/etc/etc.ia64/ttys
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
#
# type The initial terminal type for this port. For hardwired
# terminal lines, this will contain the type of terminal used.
-# For virtual consoles, the correct type is cons25. Other
-# common values include network for network connections on
+# For virtual consoles, the correct type is typically cons25, but
+# vt220 will work better if you need interoperability with other
+# systems like Solaris or GNU/Linux.
+# Other common values include network for network connections on
# pseudo-terminals, dialup for incoming modem ports, and unknown
# when the terminal type cannot be predetermined.
#
diff --git a/etc/etc.sparc64/ttys b/etc/etc.sparc64/ttys
index 5031b45..36e18a0 100644
--- a/etc/etc.sparc64/ttys
+++ b/etc/etc.sparc64/ttys
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
#
# type The initial terminal type for this port. For hardwired
# terminal lines, this will contain the type of terminal used.
-# For virtual consoles, the correct type is cons25. Other
-# common values include network for network connections on
+# For virtual consoles, the correct type is typically cons25, but
+# vt220 will work better if you need interoperability with other
+# systems like Solaris or GNU/Linux.
+# Other common values include network for network connections on
# pseudo-terminals, dialup for incoming modem ports, and unknown
# when the terminal type cannot be predetermined.
#
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