pseudo-tty problems w/2.1.115: followup

Bob_Tracy (rct@gherkin.sa.wlk.com)
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 14:22:36 -0500 (CDT)


I wrote:
>With the new-style pseudo-ttys
>NOT enabled in 2.1.115, the old-style (BSD) pseudo-ttys aren't available
>either. Visible symptoms found in the first 15 seconds after booting
>include non-functioning xterm and secure shell sessions.

Merde... The BSD-style pseudo-tty master and slave major device numbers
changed. See linux/Documentation/devices.* for the gory details. Sorry
to bother the list with this: should have looked first.

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