Hello All

I've built my own 2.6.11.12 kernel and also used the 2.6.11.11 package
from -current/testing and both times, everything works fine (XFS, AFS,
sound, nvidia) but no xterms/rxvts/konsoles:

rxvt: can't open pseudo-pty

I've been googling intensely for 2 hours on this and can't figure it
out. In the kernel I built PTYs were enabled (256). Am I missing
something simple here? Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks - JB


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John Bleichert - syborg@earthlink.net
"Every policeman comes equipped with extended claws"

John Bleichert wrote:

> Hello All
>
> I've built my own 2.6.11.12 kernel and also used the 2.6.11.11 package
> from -current/testing and both times, everything works fine (XFS, AFS,
> sound, nvidia) but no xterms/rxvts/konsoles:
>
> rxvt: can't open pseudo-pty
>
> I've been googling intensely for 2 hours on this and can't figure it
> out. In the kernel I built PTYs were enabled (256). Am I missing
> something simple here? Can anyone help me with this?

Maybe nothing to do with it here, but you never know. I upgraded from
2.4.31 to 2.6.11.12 yesterday. All works great, expect 'less' failed
(which then cascaded to 'man' failing also).

All I got was:

> less <some file>
>

It turns out to be a problem (typo?) in /etc/udev/rules.d/udev.rules

Try changing:

# pty devices
KERNEL="pty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]*", NAME="pty/m%n", SYMLINK="%k"
KERNEL="tty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]*", NAME="tty/s%n", SYMLINK="%k"

to:

# pty devices
KERNEL="pty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]*", NAME="pty/m%n", SYMLINK="%k"
KERNEL="tty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]*", NAME="pty/s%n", SYMLINK="%k"

(change is in second line tty -> pty)

Nick

Nick <nick@ukfsn.org> wrote:
> John Bleichert wrote:
>
>> Hello All
>>
>> I've built my own 2.6.11.12 kernel and also used the 2.6.11.11 package
>> from -current/testing and both times, everything works fine (XFS, AFS,
>> sound, nvidia) but no xterms/rxvts/konsoles:
>>
>> rxvt: can't open pseudo-pty
>>
>> I've been googling intensely for 2 hours on this and can't figure it
>> out. In the kernel I built PTYs were enabled (256). Am I missing
>> something simple here? Can anyone help me with this?
>
> Maybe nothing to do with it here, but you never know. I upgraded from
> 2.4.31 to 2.6.11.12 yesterday. All works great, expect 'less' failed
> (which then cascaded to 'man' failing also).
>
> All I got was:
>
>> less <some file>
>>
>
> It turns out to be a problem (typo?) in /etc/udev/rules.d/udev.rules
>
> Try changing:
>
> # pty devices
> KERNEL="pty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]*", NAME="pty/m%n", SYMLINK="%k"
> KERNEL="tty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]*", NAME="tty/s%n", SYMLINK="%k"
>
> to:
>
> # pty devices
> KERNEL="pty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]*", NAME="pty/m%n", SYMLINK="%k"
> KERNEL="tty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]*", NAME="pty/s%n", SYMLINK="%k"
>
> (change is in second line tty -> pty)
>
> Nick

No need - just needed to mount devpts on /dev/pts and all seems well.
Didn't see that one listed on any of the 2.4-2.6 conversion howtos,
someone here at work gave me the hint.

Thanks, though!

JB

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John Bleichert - syborg@earthlink.net
"Every policeman comes equipped with extended claws"