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SubjectRe: OFFTOPIC? PTY related question in 2.1.115
On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, Meino Christian Cramer wrote:

> 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?

Check that you have the ptyp* and ttyp* devices in /dev, and
that they have major numbers 2 and 3 respectively, *not* major
#4. See linux/Documentation/devices.txt.

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Johan Myréen
jem@iki.fi


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