Re: OFFTOPIC? PTY related question in 2.1.115

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
7 Aug 1998 20:22:49 GMT

Followup to: <XFMail.980807162906.root@solfire.ludwigsburg.netsurf.de>
By author: Meino Christian Cramer <root@solfire.ludwigsburg.netsurf.de>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Hello!
>
> Short question: I have compiled 2.1.115
> with and without support of UNIX98 ptys.
>
> Both times, when I start X11 and try to open
> xterm/rxvt it fails due to no available
> /dev/pty*.
>
> My question: How can I make that "feature" ;-)
> go away?
>
> What did I wrong?
>
> Any help VERY welcome!
> Thanks in advance!
>
> KEEP HACKING!
> meino
>

Which C library are you using? Can I have more information about your
configuration? In particular, did you enable CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS?

-hpa

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