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hackerError
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 Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 1:16 pm Post subject: 2.6 kernel... i broke something |
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strangely enough i cannot run xterm or any other terminals as non root users. the error thrown is this:
>xterm
xterm: Error 32, errno 2: No such file or directory
Reason: get_pty: not enough ptys
Process xterm exited with code 32
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QPegasus
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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You need to enable certain things in kernel 2.6, otherwise the console wont work. I had a similar problem with 2.6. I thought I'd compiled everything I needed, but eterm just crashed whenever I started it.
I think what needs to be enabled is UNIX98 PTY support, or something similar. Then, in pseudo file systems, an option should appear for /dev/pty support. Enable it. |
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aja
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Location: Edmonton, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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From the ebuild (and your monitor at the end of the emerge):
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pkg_postinst() {
[ "$ETYPE" = "headers" ] && return
[ ! ${GPV} == 0 ] && KV="${KV}-patchset-${GPV}"
[ ! -e ${ROOT}usr/src/linux-beta ] && ln -sf linux-${KV} ${ROOT}/usr/src/linux-beta
echo
ewarn "Please note that ptyfs support has been removed from devfs"
ewarn "and you have to compile it in now, or else you will get"
ewarn "errors when trying to open a pty. The option is:"
ewarn "File systems -> Pseudo filesystems -> /dev/pts filesystem."
echo
ewarn "Also, note that you must compile in support for"
ewarn "input devices (Input device support->Input devices),"
ewarn "the virtual terminal (Character Devices->Virtual terminal),"
ewarn "vga_console (Graphics Support->Console...->VGA text console)"
ewarn "and the vt_console (Character Devices->Support for console...)."
ewarn "Otherwise, you will get the dreaded \"Uncompressing the Kernel\""
ewarn "error."
echo
ewarn "PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED BY GENTOO."
sleep 5
}
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